Urarina language
Encyclopedia
Urarina is a language spoken in Peru
, specifically in the Loreto Region
of Northwest Peru, by the Urarina people. There are only around 3000 speakers alive today according to the 2002 Ethnologue
. It uses a Latin script. It is also known as Itucali, Simacu or Shimacu.
It has a canonical word order of object–verb–subject which is very rare among the world's languages.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, specifically in the Loreto Region
Loreto Region
Loreto is Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region and also one of the most sparsely populated ones, due to its remote location in the Amazon Rainforest...
of Northwest Peru, by the Urarina people. There are only around 3000 speakers alive today according to the 2002 Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
. It uses a Latin script. It is also known as Itucali, Simacu or Shimacu.
It has a canonical word order of object–verb–subject which is very rare among the world's languages.