Shuar language

Shuar language
Shuar
Spoken in  Ecuador
Ethnicity Shuar people
Native speakers 15,000 to 50,000 (Montaluisa)[1]  (date missing)
Language family
Jivaroan
  • Shuar
Language codes
ISO 639-3 jiv

Shuar, also known as Chiwaro, Jibaro, Jivaro, Shuara, or Xivaro, is a Jivaroan language spoken in the Southeastern jungle of the Morona-Santiago Province in Ecuador.

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