Shaninawa (Xaninaua) is a moribund
Panoan language
Panoan (also Pánoan, Panoano, Panoana, Páno) is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is possibly a branch of a larger Pano–Tacanan family.
Genetic relations
The Panoan family is generally be ...
of Brazil, spoken by just 23 people in 2016.
The extant
Yawanawa language goes by the name Shaninawa/Shanenawa. It is not clear if this is a distinct language.
References
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Panoan languages