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Cahuapanan languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
Peru

Glottolog:
  
cahu1265

Subdivisions:
  
Chayahuita Jebero

Linguistic classification:
  
Macro-Jibaro ? Cahuapanan

The Cahuapanan languages include two languages, Chayahuita and Jebero. They are spoken by more than 11,300 people in Peru. Chayahuita is spoken by most of that number, but Jebero is almost extinct.

  • Chayahuita or Chawi (also known or rendered as Balsapuertino, Cahuapa, Chayabita, Chayawita, Chayhuita, Tshaahui, Paranapura, Shayabit)
  • Chayahuita dialect
  • Cahuapana dialect
  • Jebero (also known or rendered as Chebero, Xebero, Xihuila)

    • Glottolog classifies the extinct language Maynas as close to Chawi.

    References

    Cahuapanan languages Wikipedia
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