Iskonawa language

Isconahua (iskonawa)
Isconahua (iskonawa)
Iscobaquebo (iskobakebo)
Native to	Perú, Brazil
Native speakers	1 (2023)
Language family	Panoan Mainline Panoan Nawa Poyanawa Isconahua (iskonawa); ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	isc
Glottolog	isco1239
ELP	Isconahua

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Isconahua or Iscobaquebo is an indigenous American language of the Panoan family. It is spoken by the Isconahua tribe in Peru.^[2] The Isconahua is a very isolated tribe and has very little contact with the outside world.^[3] As of 2000^[update], there were 82 speakers. As of 2023^[update], language preservation efforts were underway.^[4]

It has an official alphabet approved by the Ministry of Education of Peru.^[5]

References

^ Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^ "Indigenous Communities from Peru". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ "Uncontacted Amazon Indians in Peru".
^ Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^ "Resolución Ministerial N° 163-2018-MINEDU - Ministerio de Educación del Perú (in Spanish)".

[1] Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

[2] "Indigenous Communities from Peru". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

[3] "Uncontacted Amazon Indians in Peru".

[4] Tegel, Simeon (2023-06-23). "The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

[5] "Resolución Ministerial N° 163-2018-MINEDU - Ministerio de Educación del Perú (in Spanish)".

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