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ACU ISO 639-3

Achuar-Shiwiar

Achuár chícham Autonym

A language of Ecuador

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Achiar chícham, Achual, Achuale, Achuar, Achuar-Shiviar, Achuar-Shiwiara, Achuara, Achuare, Ashuar, Atchuara, Jivaro, Áints
Autonym
Achuár chícham
Population
3,520 in Ecuador (Crevels 2012). 2,940 Achuar and 580 Shiwiar (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 6,200 (2012 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 7,940.
Location:
Morona-Santiago province: Taisha canton, Huasaga; Pastaza province: Pastaza canton, Montalvo and Simón Bolívar communities. Between Conambo, Macuma, and Pindoyacu rivers, north to Achuar, Alto Corrientes, and Pindoyacu communities, south to Peru border.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Jivaroan, Jívaro
Dialects
Shiwiar (Shiwiar chícham, Shuar), Achuar (Achual).
Typology
SOV; 15 consonants and 12 vowels (4 oral, 4 long, 4 nasal).
Language Use
Home. Used by all. Many also use Northern Pastaza Quichua [qvz]. Also use Shuar [jiv]. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981–2019.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Achuar-Shiwiar
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Achuar-Shiwiar
User Population
4,420 in Peru (2007 census). Majority are monolingual.
Location
Loreto region: Ecuador border, between Morona and Tigre rivers.
Dialects
Shiwiar, Achuar (Achuár chícham).
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian.
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Map

Location: Morona-Santiago province: Taisha canton, Huasaga; Pastaza province: Pastaza canton, Montalvo and Simón Bolívar communities. Between Conambo, Macuma, and Pindoyacu rivers, north to Achuar, Alto Corrientes, and Pindoyacu communities, south to Peru border.