Yamiaka language
| Atsawaka | |
|---|---|
| Atsahuaca-Yamiaca | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Carama River |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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Panoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
atc |
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| Glottolog | atsa1242 |
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" 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.
The Atswawaka alphabet uses 24 letters commonly, and has 8 characters used for vowels.
Man - t'harki
Woman - tcinani
Yes - ei
No - tcama
Tea - ita
Tree - isthehowa
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