Isconahua (iskonawa)
Iscobaquebo (iskobakebo)
Native toPerú, Brazil
Native speakers
1 (2023)[1]
Panoan
  • Mainline Panoan
    • Nawa
      • Poyanawa
        • Isconahua (iskonawa)
Language codes
ISO 639-3isc
Glottologisco1239
ELPIsconahua

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. As of 2023, language preservation efforts were underway.[4]

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

References

  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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