Kashinawa

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A language of Peru

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Ucayali region: Curanja and Purus rivers.

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Language NameKaxinawá

User Population

5,000 in Brazil (2020 H. Freitas). Ethnic population: 10,800 (2014 SESAI).

Location

Acre and Amazonas states. Along the Purus, Jordão, Envira, and Juruá rivers, in the towns of Santa Rosa do Purus, Manuel Urbano, Rio Branco, and Jordão.

Alternate Names

Cashinahua, Caxinauá, Caxinawá, Huni Kui, Huni Kuin, Hãtxa Kuī, Juni Kuin, Kaxinauá, Kaxynawa

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some of all ages. Many also use Portuguese [por], particularly in some villages where it is used as the L1.

Language Development

L1 literacy materials exist but are not being used in the schools (2020 H. Freitas).

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