ISO 639-3 · yadyad
Saparo–Yawan family
Yagua
Nijyamïï Nikyejaada
Yagua is a language of the Saparo–Yawan branch, spoken in Peru. Wikidata counts about 5,700 speakers (2000).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yad- Glottocode
yagu1244- Family
- Saparo–Yawan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yagua · Nijyamïï Nikyejaada |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yagua language |
| All speakers | 5,700 (2000) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Saparo–Yawan to Yagua
The branches above Yagua, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
8Saparo–YawanfamilyyadYagualanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Peru
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