The Urarina are an indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon Basin (Loreto) who inhabit the valleys of the Chambira, Urituyacu, and Corrientes Rivers. [1] According to both archaeological and historical sources, they have resided in the Chambira Basin of contemporary northeastern Peru for centuries. [2]

Urarina is a language isolate spoken in Peru, specifically in the Loreto Region of Northwest Peru, by the Urarina people. [4] There are around 3,000 speakers in Urarinas District (along the Chambira River). [3] It uses the Latin script. It is also known as Itucali, Simacu or Shimacu. [3]

Urarina is a language isolate spoken in the Loreto region of northwest Peru by about 3,000 people.

The Urarina are an indigenous group found in the Peruvian lowlands. Seemingly isolated, they actually have a long history of engaging in networks of trade with outside groups, argues Bartholomew Dean in this first ever ethnography of the group.

Fusing public anthropology with digital humanities, the Urarina Digital Heritage Project will make use of Indigenous information management systems and cultural protocols to create a digital collection of Urarina cultural heritage and explore issues related to Indigenous digital archives.

English: Urarina is an isolate spoken by less than 3,000 people in the area of the Rio Chambira, Loreto Province, North-western Peru. The language exhibits a range of unusual grammatical characteristics that are rarely or not at all found in other languages.

The Urarina are to be found in the Loreto department on the Chambira, Urituyacu and Corrientes rivers, where they have lived for at least half a millennium, remaining relatively isolated due to the remoteness of their settlements and by choice.

Urarina is a stable indigenous language of Peru. It is an isolate that is not known to be related to any other language. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is not known to be taught in schools.

Jul 25, 2020 · The question of which language family Urarina belongs to is a controversial one among linguists as the language has been placed in o-Tucanoan, and Amerind. As of present, none of the proposals have any convincing linguistic arguments, and given the lack of resemblance Urarina has to any languages in the same area lexically or grammatically it ...

Sep 21, 2024 · The Urarina are an indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon Basin (Loreto) who inhabit the valleys of the Chambira, Urituyacu, and Corrientes Rivers. According to both archaeological and historical sources, they have resided in the Chambira Basin of contemporary northeastern Peru for centuries.