Iskonawa language

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, there were 82 speakers.[4]

Isconahua (iskonawa)
Iscobaquebo (iskobakebo)
Native toPerú, Brazil
Native speakers
82 (2000)[1]
Panoan
  • Mainline Panoan
    • Nawa
      • Poyanawa
        • Isconahua (iskonawa)
Language codes
ISO 639-3isc
Glottologisco1239
ELPIsconahua

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

References
  1. Isconahua (iskonawa) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/latinamerica/peru/indigenous_data_peru_isconahua.shtml
  3. "Uncontacted Amazon Indians in Peru".
  4. "Isconahua".
  5. "Resolución Ministerial N° 163-2018-MINEDU - Ministerio de Educación del Perú (in Spanish)".
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