| Mashco Piro | |
|---|---|
| Nomole | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Ethnicity | Mashco Piro |
Native speakers | 200 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cuj |
| Glottolog | mash1270 |
| ELP | Mashco Piro |
Mashco Piro is a poorly attested[2][3]Arawakan language spoken inPeru, by theMashco Piro orNomole (meaning 'brothers' or 'countrymen' in Mashco Piro and Yine). It is very similar to thePiro (Yine), with an estimated 60% inherent intelligibility.[1] Kaufman considered it a dialect of Piro; Aikhenvald suggests it may rather be a dialect ofIñapari.[4][5] According to the Yine, the language of the Mashco Piro is more archaic than modern Yine, and is about 80% comprehensible with it.[6]
Language documentation is limited, since the Mashco Piro are highly nomadichunter-gatherers[1] who avoid contact with outsiders.
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