Mashco Piro language

Nomole-Piro (Archaic form of Yine)
Cujareño
Native toPeru
EthnicityNomole
Native speakers
200 (2012)[1]
Arawakan
  • Southern
    • Piro
      • Nomole-Piro (Archaic form of Yine)
Language codes
ISO 639-3cuj
Glottologmash1270
ELPMashco Piro

Nomole-Piro is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru. It is also called Cujareño. It is very similar to the Piro, with an estimated 60% inherent intelligibility.[1] Kaufman considered it a dialect of Piro; Aikhenvald suggests it may rather be a dialect of Iñapari.[2]

Language documentation is limited, since the Nomole are highly nomadic hunter-gatherers[1] who avoid contact with outsiders. The name Cujareño has been associated with the Panoan languages, though without much evidence.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Nomole-Piro (Archaic form of Yine) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Piro Language and the Piro Indian Tribe (Mashco Piro, Cujareño)". www.native-languages.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.