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Yagua Indian Language

Yagua is a Peba-Yaguan language of South America, spoken by 5,000 people in northern Peru. Word order is VSO.



˜Yagua Language Resources

Yagua Words:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Yagua language.
Yagua Animal Words:
     Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Yagua language.
Yagua Language * Diccionario Yagua * Yagua Grammar * Yagua Orthography * Yagua Phonology
    Yagua Language Map * Yagua Bible Translation * Yagua Texts * Idioma Yagua * Yagua Bibliography:
    Scanned-in Yagua language materials from the Rosetta Project. (Most are in Spanish.)
Human Rights: Yagua:
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Yagua.
La Lengua Jibaro:
    Information on Yagua and other Jivaroan languages including text samples and linguistic maps of South America. Page in Spanish.
Yagua Language:
    Demographic information on Yagua from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Yagua-Shiwiar:
    Wikipedia article on the Yagua language.
The Twins Stories: Participant Coding in Yagua Narrative:
    Linguistic analysis of a Yagua legend.

˜Yagua Culture and History Links

Yagua Culture:
    Article on the history and traditions of the Yagua tribe.
The Yagua Indians of Peru:
    Profile and photographs of the Yagua tribe.
Yagua People:
    Encyclopedia articles on the Yagua Indians.
Los Yagua * Yagua * Los indios yagua:
    Information about the Yaguas in Spanish.

˜Books For Sale On The Yaguas

Ethnography of the Yagua:
    Anthropology book about the Yagua tribe for sale online.
Yagua Mythology:
    Academic book on Yagua folklore.



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