| Taushiro | |
|---|---|
| Pinche | |
| Region | Peru |
| Ethnicity | 5 (2017)[1] |
Native speakers | 1 (2017)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trr |
| Glottolog | taus1253 |
| ELP | Taushiro |
 Taushiro is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Taushiro, also known as Pinche or Pinchi, is a nearly extinct possible language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon near Ecuador. In 2000 SIL counted one speaker in an ethnic population of 20. Documentation was done in the mid-1970s by Neftalí Alicea. The last living speaker of Taushiro, Amadeo García García, was profiled in The New York Times in 2017.[3]
The first glossary of Taushiro contained 200 words and was collected by Daniel Velie in 1971.[3]
- ^ Taushiro language at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020)
- ^ Taushiro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b Casey, Nicholas (2017-12-26). "Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He's the Only One". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
