Atswawaka, also called Atsahuaca, or Atsawaka-Yamiaka, is an extinct
Panoan language
Panoan (also Pánoan, Panoano, Panoana, Páno) is a family of languages spoken in Peru, western Brazil, and Bolivia. It is possibly a branch of a larger Pano–Tacanan family.
Genetic relations
The Panoan family is generally believed to be relat ...
of Peru. ''Atsahuaca'' is the name that the tribe calls themselves, meaning "children of the
manioc" 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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