yagua-cheremisinova-0856

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yagua-cheremisinova-0856

Collection

Collection Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/b65c3c31-0ac4-4acf-987b-3a3d28ffa9fa

Title: Documentation of Yagua, a Peba-Yaguan language of Peru

Location

Continent: Americas

Country: Peru

Latitude: -3.7373

Longitude: -70.7862

Languages

Language

Name: Yagua

Code: ISO639-3:yad

Project

ID: IGS1061

Name: 0856-IGS1061

Description: This project aims to document Yagua (ISO yad), a Peba-Yaguan language of the Peruvian Amazon spoken by fewer than 700 people. Yagua is the only extant member of its family and is severely endangered: most communities have shifted to Spanish, and intergenerational transmission has ceased. The project focuses on the previously undescribed “lower river” dialect, spoken in 3 communities along the Atacuari river, Loreto. The archival collection will include myths, folklore, personal narratives, songs, dialogues, and procedural discourse, preserving cultural knowledge associated with the language.

Project Information

Deposit Status: Forthcoming

Funding Body: ELDP

Actor

Full Name: Maria Cheremisinova

Role: Depositor

Actor

Full Name: Maria Cheremisinova

Role: Collection Steward

Actor

Full Name: Oscar Rojas Villarroel

Role: Deputy Collection Steward

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