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Chitonahua Indian Language (Chitonawa)
Chitonahua is a Panoan language of South America.
Some linguists consider it a dialect of Yaminawa.
Chitonahua is still spoken by only a few dozen people in eastern Peru.
It is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.
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Chitonahua Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Chitonahua language, with comparison to words in other Panoan languages.
Chitonahua Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Chitonahua words.
Chitonahua Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Chitonawa language.
Chitonahua Language Resources
Lenguas Pano:
Spanish-language information on Chitonahua and the Panoan languages.
Chitonahua Language:
Demographic information on Chitonahua and Yaminahua from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Chitonahua Language Tree:
Theories about Chitonahua's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Jungle logging threatens tribes in Peru's Amazon:
Article about logging encroachment onto Chitonawa land.
Rainforest Tribes of Peru:
Cultural information about Peruvian tribes including the Yaminahua and Chitonahua.

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