Language NameSharanahua
User Population9 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 330 (Crevels 2012).
LocationAcre state: Cruzeiro do Sul municipality, on Rio Humaitá off Juará river; Marináwa, along the upper Envira, tributary of the Tarauacá.
Alternate NamesAcre Arara, Arara Shawãdawa, Arara do Acre, Shawanauá, Shawã
DialectsMarinahua (Marináwa), Chandinahua.
Language UseThe Marináwa have integrated into Brazilian society. There may be no remaining speakers. Shifted to Portuguese [por].
