Yawanawa is a
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
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. It also goes by the name ''Shanenawa'' – it is not clear if this is distinct from the reportedly extinct Panoan language
Shaninawa''.''
Notes
Panoan languages
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