Candoshi language
E1001925
The Candoshi language is an indigenous and endangered language spoken by the Candoshi people of the Peruvian Amazon, notable for its uncertain genetic classification and complex phonology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered language
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indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Candoshi-Shapra
NERFINISHED
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Kandoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandoshi-Shapra NERFINISHED ⓘ Shapra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Candoshi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticClassification | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasDocumentationStatus | under-documented ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
home and community domains
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oral narratives ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex phonology
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contrastive nasalization ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ tone or pitch-based contrasts ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Amazonian languages area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | agglutinative tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalContrast |
oral vs nasal vowels
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palatal vs non-palatal consonants ⓘ voiced vs voiceless consonants ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerType | primarily monolingual speakers in remote communities ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | cbu ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unclassified language ⓘ |
| languageStatusInPeru | recognized indigenous language ⓘ |
| region | Loreto Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
limited intergenerational transmission
ⓘ
pressure from Spanish ⓘ small speaker population ⓘ |
| spokenAlong |
Chapuli River
NERFINISHED
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Huasaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitoyacu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Morona River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastaza River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Candoshi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
NERFINISHED
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Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | threatened ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
linguistic typology studies
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phonological research ⓘ studies on language classification in Amazonia ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous communities in northern Peruvian Amazon ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication among Candoshi people
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
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