Shanenawa language

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Shaninawa
Xaninaua
Native to Brazil
Region Acre
Native speakers
23 (2016)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 swo
qe4
Glottolog shan1283
ELP Shanenawa

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

  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.