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Amarakaeri Language (Arakmbet, Arakmbut)

Amarakaeri is a Harakmbet language of South America, spoken by 500 people in Peru. The word order is verb-final (normally SOV.)



˜Our Amarakaeri Language Materials –

Amarakaeri Words:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Amarakaeri language, with comparison to words in other Harakmbet languages.
Amarakaeri Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Amarakaeri words.
Amarakaeri Animal Words:
    Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Amarakaeri language.
Amarakaeri Body Parts:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Amarakaeri.
Amarakaeri Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in the Amarakaeri language.
Amarakaeri Numbers:
    Worksheet showing how to count in the Amarakaeri language.

˜Amarakaeri Language Resources –

Amarakaeri Language:
    Scanned-in Amarakaeri materials including phonology and glossed texts.
Human Rights: Amarakaeri:
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Amarakaeri.
La Lengua Amarakaeri:
    Information on the Amarakaeri language including linguistic maps of Peru. Page in Spanish.
Amarakaeri Language:
    Demographic information on Amarakaeri from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Amarakaeri:
    Wikipedia article on the Amarakaeri language.

˜Amarakaeri Culture and History Links –

Mashco Culture:
    Articles on the history and traditions of the Mashco (Amarakaeri) tribe.
The Amarakaeri of Peru:
    An Amarakaeri man explains his people's political plight.
Once, In The Jungle: * Tobias Schneebaum:
    Articles about an American man who spent seven months living with the Arakmbut tribe in Peru.

˜Books for Sale on the Amarakaeris –

The Arakmbut: Mythology, Spirituality, and History:
    Ethnography of the Arakmbut (Amarakaeri) tribe.
The Last Shaman:
    Anthropology book about how the modern world has affected Arakmbet life.
Native American Books:
    Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.

˜ Links, References, and Additional Information –

Amarakaeri:
Encyclopedia articles on the Amarakaeri.
Los Amarakaeri * Harakmbut:
Information about the Amarakaeris in Spanish.



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