Ch'unchu or Chuncho is a derogatory word used in the
Quechua and
Aymara languages of Peru for native peoples of the
Peruvian Amazon
Peruvian Amazonia ( es, Amazonía del Perú) is the area of the Amazon rainforest included within the country of Peru, from east of the Andes to the borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia. This region comprises 60% of the country a ...
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The term has been applied to various ethnic groups, including the
Asháninka, and the
Ese Ejja.
["Chuncho" is attested as an alternative name for the Ese Ejja language according t]
Glottolog 4.2.1
References
Ethnonyms
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
Indigenous peoples in Peru
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