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Preferred term

ashAbishira  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Tequiraca (Tekiráka), also known as Abishira (Avishiri)*, is a language spoken in Peru. In 1925 there were between 50 and 80 speakers in Puerto Elvira on Lake Vacacocha (connected with the Napo River). It had been presumed extinct some time in the mid 20th century, but in 2010 a few speakers or semi-speakers were found.

Entry terms

  • Tequiraca language

ISO 639-3 code

  • ash

Notation

  • ash

In other languages

  • Auishiri

    French

  • Idioma tekiraka

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ash

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