Yora language
Language of Peru
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Yora (Yura), also called Yuranahua, Parkenawa (Fleck 2013), or simply Nahua, is an indigenous language of Peru in the region of Manú National Park on the Panagua River. It belongs to the Panoan language family which also counts Cashibo language, Shipibo language; the languages most closely related to Yora are the Yaminahua and Sharanahua languages. According to the Ethnologue, there were 350 to 400 speakers of Yora in 1998, but the language was vigorous in the communities.
NativetoPeru
RegionManu Park, Panagua River
Native speakers
170 known; possibly 400 uncontacted (2007)[1]Pano–Tacanan
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Panoan
- Amawaka–Jaminawa (divergent)
- Yora
- Amawaka–Jaminawa (divergent)
