Ch'unchu or Chuncho is a derogatory word used in the
Quechua and
Aymara languages of Peru for native peoples of the
Peruvian Amazon
Peruvian Amazonia (), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle () or just the jungle (), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Peru has the second-l ...
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The term has been applied to various ethnic groups, including the
Asháninka, and the
Ese Ejja.
["Chuncho" is attested as an alternative name for the Ese Ejja language according t]
Glottolog 4.2.1
References
Ethnonyms
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
Indigenous peoples in Peru
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