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.[1]

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.[4]

References
  1. Isconahua (iskonawa) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. "Indigenous Communities from Peru". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. "Uncontacted Amazon Indians in Peru".
  4. "Resolución Ministerial N° 163-2018-MINEDU - Ministerio de Educación del Perú (in Spanish)".
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