Amarakaeri | Ethnologue

A language of Peru

ISO 639: amr
Alternate Names: Amaracaire, Amarakaire, Arakmbut, Arakmbut Háte, Harakmbut, Haté, Kareneri, Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wakitaneri, Wintaperi, “Mashco” (pej.)
Autonym: aratbuten hua’a
Population: 1,910 (2007 census). Includes Huachipaeri [hug]. Ethnic population: 2,090 (2013 Ministerio de Educación). Includes Huachipaeri [hug].
Location:: Madre de Dios region: Madre de Dios and Colorado rivers.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Harákmbut
Dialects: Kisambaeri.
Typology: SOV; 15 consonants and 18 vowels, contrasting in nasality and length.
Language Use: Still spoken by the children in some communities (2012). Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1986–2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Amarakaeri
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Amarakaeri and Huachipaeri [hug] are considered to be dialects of the same language, Harakbut.

Location: Madre de Dios region: Madre de Dios and Colorado rivers.