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Iñapari Indian Language (Inapari)

Iñapari is an Arawakan language of South America, spoken by only a few tribal elders in eastern Peru. Iñapari is very closely related to the neighboring Piro language, and some consider them to be dialects of a single language. Iñapari is a polysynthetic language with predominantly SOV word order.



˜Our Online Iñapari Materials –

Iñapari Words:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Iñapari language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.

˜Iñapari Language Resources –

Datos de la lengua iñapari:
    Linguistics text about Inapari including grammar and a dictionary. Text in Spanish.
La Lengua Iñapari:
    Information on Iñapari including a linguistic map of Peru. Page in Spanish.
Iñapari Language:
    Demographic information on Iñapari from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Iñapari:
    Wikipedia article on the Iñapari language.

˜Iñapari Culture and History Links –

Transitory Reserves for Mashco-Iñapari Indians:
    Article on Peru's protection plan for the Iñapari tribe.
Los Iñaparis:
    Information about the Yine and Mashko Iñapari in Spanish.



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