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Isconahua Indian Language (Isconawa)

Isconahua is a Panoan language of South America, still spoken by only a few dozen people in eastern Peru. Isconahua is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.

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Isconahua Language Resources

Peru Linguistic Map

Tribes and Languages of Peru:
Maps showing the areas in South America where Isconahua is spoken.

La Lengua Iskonawa:
Information on the Isconawa language in Spanish.

House of Languages: Isconahua:
Information about Isconahua language usage.

Ethnologue: Isconahua:
Demographic information on the Isconahua language.

Isconahua Language Tree:
Theories about Isconahua's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Isconahua Culture and History Links

Peru's Hidden People:
Article on the struggles of the Isconahua and other rainforest people of Peru to maintain their traditions.
Cultura Iskonawa:
Article on the Isconahua tribe in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Isconahua:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Isconahua language.
  Idioma Iskonawa

Familia Lingüística Pano

Lenguas Pano:
Information on Iskonawa and the Panoan languages in Spanish.

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