Achuar-Shiwiar language
| Shiwiar | |
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| Shiwiar | |
| Native to | Peru, Ecuador |
| Ethnicity | Achuar people, Shiwiar |
Native speakers | 4,420 in Peru (2012) 3,520 in Ecuador (2007) |
Chicham
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | acu |
| Glottolog | achu1248 |
| ELP | Achuar |
Shiwiar is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Shiwiar, also known as Jivaro and Maina, is a Chicham language spoken along the Pastaza and Bobonaza rivers in Ecuador. Shiwiar is one of the thirteen indigenous languages of Ecuador. All of these indigenous languages are endangered.