Shanenawa language

Shaninawa
Shaninawa
Xaninaua
Native to	Brazil
Region	Acre
Native speakers	23 (2016)
Language family	Pano–Tacanan Panoan Shaninawa; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	swo
Linguist List	qe4
Glottolog	shan1283
ELP	Shanenawa

Last updated January 02, 2026

Shaninawa (Xaninaua) is a moribund Panoan language of Brazil,^[1] spoken by just 23 people in 2016.^[2] The extant Yawanawa language goes by the name Shaninawa/Shanenawa. It is not clear if this is a distinct language.

References

↑ Vieira Cândido, Gláucia (2004). Descrição morfossintática da lingua Shanenawa (Pano) ... (PDF) (Thesis). Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
↑ "Did you know Shanenawa is critically endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2025-06-23.

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[1] Vieira Cândido, Gláucia (2004). Descrição morfossintática da lingua Shanenawa (Pano) ... (PDF) (Thesis). Universidade Estadual de Campinas.

[2] "Did you know Shanenawa is critically endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2025-06-23.

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