Shuar Chicham
关于该语文
总发言人数
35 000
按國家使用(官方語言)
It is spoken in Equator, by more than 30,000 people today, in province of Morona-Santiago and also in Peru . Bilingual level estimates for Spanish: 0 14%, 1 30%, 2 25%, 3 20%, 4 10%, 5 1%.背景
Shuar (called "Jivaro" by Spanish-speaking Ecuadorians) is a Jivaroan language of South America, closely related to Achuar but different from Achuar Jivaro of Peru. The people prefer to be called 'Shuar'. The Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon have turned their language into a powerful tool to safeguard their autonomy and cultural identity.