ISO 639-3 · jivjiv
Jivaroan-Cahuapanan family
Shuar
Shuar is a language of the Chicham branch (Jivaroan-Cahuapanan), spoken in Ecuador. Wikidata counts about 35,000 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Chicham language spoken in Ecuador”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jiv- Glottocode
shua1257- Family
- Jivaroan-Cahuapanan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Shuar |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shuar language |
| All speakers | 35,000 (2007) |
| Official in | Ecuador |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Jivaroan-Cahuapanan to Shuar
The branches above Shuar, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ecuador
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