Achuar-Shiwiar Indian Language (Ashuar, Maina, Mayna)
Language: The Achuar-Shiwiar-Maina language is a Jivaroan
language of South America, closely related to Shuar.
Like other Jivaroan languages, Achuar is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.
It is spoken by 5000 people in the Achuar and Shiwiar tribes of Peru and Ecuador today.
Names:Achuar, Shiwiar, and Maina are the indigenous names
of three subgroups who speak the same language. ("Achuar" is a shortening of an indigenous name meaning "palm tree people.")
Aints, which means "people" in their language, is sometimes
used to refer to all three groups, while Achuár chícham (or Achiar chicham) refers specifically to the language.
Other spellings of these names include Achuar-Shiwiar, Achuar-Shiviar, Achuár, Ashuar, Achual, Achuale, Achuare,
Achuara, Atchuara, Shiwiár, Shiviar, Shiwiar-Maina, Shiwiar Chicham, Máin, Mayna, Mayno, and Áints. As with other Jivaroan tribes,
the Achuar language and people are also sometimes called by the general term Jivaro.
Achuar Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Achuar language, with comparison to words in other Jivaroan languages.
Achuar Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Achuar Indian words.
Achuar Bird and Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of birds and animals in the Achuar-Shiwiar language.
Achuar Indian Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Achuar language.
Achuar Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Achuar.
Achuar Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Achuar language.
Achuar Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions
Indian tribes
Achuar Language
Achuar Language Resources
Achuar Words:
UDHR: Achuar Chicham: 
