Cahuapanan languages

Cahuapanan languages

Infobox Language family
name=Cahuapanan
region=Peru
familycolor=American
fam1=Macro-Jibaro ?
child1="Chayahuita"
child2="Jebero"
The Cahuapanan languages include two languages, Chayahuita and Jebero. They are spoken by more than 11,300 people in Peru. Chayahuita is spoken by most of that number, but Jebero is almost extinct.

I. Chayahuita (also known as Balsapuertino, Cahuapa, Chawi, Chayabita, Chayawita, Chayhuita, Tshaahui, Paranapura, Shayabit): 1. Chayahuita dialect: 2. Cahuapana dialectII. Jebero (also known as Chebero, Xebero, Xihuila)


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