Atsawaka language


Atswawaka, also called Atsahuaca, or Atsawaka-Yamiaka, is an extinct Panoan language of Peru. Atsahuaca is the name that the tribe calls themselves, meaning "children of the manioc" in their own language. Alternate spellings of the name of the Atswakaka language include: Atsawaka, Atsawaca, Astahuaca, Yamiaca, Yamiaka, Atsawaka-Yamiaka, and Atsahuaca-Yamiaca.
There were 20 speakers in 1904.

Alphabet

The Atswawaka alphabet uses 24 letters commonly, and has 8 characters used for vowels.
Common characterAlternate versionIPA symbol
aa
ei, ï, yi
ii
uoʊ ~ o
anãã
en
inĩĩ
unõõ
ck, quk
drd
chč
fɸ ~ β
hjh
mm
nn
pp
quk
rɾ
ss
xsh, šʃ ~ ʂ
tt
tsts
whuw
yj

Vocabulary

Man - t'harki
Woman - tcinani
Yes - ei
No - tcama
Tea - ita
Tree - isthehowa