Cahuapanan is a small family of two languages, Shawi and Shiwilu, spoken in the Amazon basin of northern Peru by more than 11,300 people combined. Shawi is spoken by the great majority of that number and remains in active use, while Shiwilu is nearly extinct. The extinct Maynas language is thought to have been closely related to Shawi. Some linguists have proposed linking Cahuapanan to the Jivaroan languages within a wider grouping sometimes called Macro-Jibaroan, though this broader relationship is unproven.
Facts
RegionAmazon basin of northern Peru 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusReconstructed: Proto-Kawapanan (Proto-Cahuapana) reconstructed by Rojas-Berscia (2019) and Valenzuela (2011) 1 In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cahuapanan Languages
WikipediaWikipedia: Cahuapanan languages, opening paragraph
They include two languages, Shawi and Shiwilu, which are spoken by more than 11,300 people.
Wikipedia: Cahuapanan languages, Proto-language section
Rojas-Berscia (2019) gives the following forms for Proto-Kawapanan, along with their respective Shawi, and Shiwilu reflexes.
View the Source Wikidata: Cahuapanan
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