Not to be confused with Shiwiar language from Peru and Ecuador.
Shuar | |
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Šiwar čičam | |
Native to | Ecuador |
Ethnicity | Shuar |
Native speakers
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35,000 (2007)[1] |
Jivaroan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jiv |
Glottolog | shua1257 [2] |
Shuar, which literally means "People", also known by such (now derogatory) terms as Chiwaro, Jibaro, Jivaro, or Xivaro, is an indigenous language spoken in the Southeastern jungle of the Morona-Santiago Province and Pastaza Province in Ecuador.
References
External links
- Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (eds.) 2013. Shuar. In the World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Shuar
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