Native to Peru Native speakers (20–100 cited 1976) Glottolog mash1270 | Ethnicity Mashco Piro ISO 639-3 cuj | |
Language family Arawakan
Southern
Piro
Mashco Piro |
Mashco Puro is a Maipurean language spoken in Peru. It is also called Cujareño. It is very similar to the Piro, with an estimated 60% inherent intelligibility. Kaufman considered it a dialect of Piro; Aikhenvald suggests it may rather be a dialect of otherwise extinct Iñapari.
Language documentation is limited, since the Mascho Piro are highly nomadic hunter-gatherers who actively avoid contact with outsiders. The name Cujareño has been associated with the Panoan languages, though without much evidence.
References
Mashco Piro language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA