Misplaced Pages

Iskonawa language

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Indigenous American language ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Isconahua (Iskonawa)
Iscobaquebo (Iskobakebo)
Native toPeru, Brazil
EthnicityIsconahua
Native speakers1 (2023)
Language familyPanoan
  • Mainline Panoan
    • Nawa
      • Poyanawa
        • Isconahua (Iskonawa)
Language codes
ISO 639-3isc
Glottologisco1239
ELPIsconahua

Isconahua or Iscobaquebo is an indigenous American language of the Panoan family. It is spoken by the Isconahua tribe in Peru. The Isconahua is a very isolated tribe and has very little contact with the outside world. As of 2000, there were 82 speakers. As of 2023, language preservation efforts were underway.

It has an official alphabet approved by the Ministry of Education of Peru.

References

  1. Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. "Indigenous Communities from Peru". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. "Uncontacted Amazon Indians in Peru".
  4. Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "Resolución Ministerial N° 163-2018-MINEDU - Ministerio de Educación del Perú (in Spanish)".
Languages of Peru
Spanish varieties
Indigenous
languages
Arawakan
Campa
Piro
Upper AmazonResígaro
Western
Aymaran
Bora–Witoto
Cahuapanan
Jivaroan
Panoan
Quechuan
Cajamarca–Cañaris
Central
Lowland
Southern
Tucanoan
Tupian
Zaparoan
Isolates and other
Sign languages
Pano-Tacanan languages
Panoan
Mayoruna Panoan
Matses
Matis
Other
Mainline Panoan
(Nawa Panoan)
Bolivian
Madre de Dios
Marubo
Poyanawa
Chama
Headwaters
Other
Tacanan
Italics indicate extinct languages
Categories: