Atswawaka, also called Atsahuaca, or Atsawaka-Yamiaka, is an extinct
Panoan language of Peru. ''Atsahuaca'' is the name that the tribe calls themselves, meaning "children of the
manioc
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" in their own language. Alternate spellings of the name of the Atswakaka language include: Atsawaka, Atsawaca, Astahuaca, Yamiaca, Yamiaka, Atsawaka-Yamiaka, and Atsahuaca-Yamiaca.
There were 20 speakers in 1904.
Alphabet
The Atswawaka alphabet uses 24 letters commonly, and has 8 characters used for vowels.
Vocabulary
:Man - ''t'harki''
:Woman - ''tcinani''
:Yes - ''ei''
:No - ''tcama''
:Tea - ''ita''
:Tree - ''isthehowa''
References
Panoan languages
Indigenous languages of Western Amazonia
Languages of Peru
Extinct languages of South America
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