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Also Known As: Caxibo,Cachibo,Hagueti,Managua,Cacibo,Cahivo Description: Cashibo-Cacataibo, Caxibo, Cacibo, Cachibo, Cahivo, Managua, or Hagueti is an indigenous language of Peru in the region of the Aguaytía, San Alejandro, and Súngaro rivers. It belongs to the Panoan linguistic family, which consists of 28 languages including Shipibo and Yora. The language is spoken vigorously by the aboriginal people of the same name. According to the Ethnologue there were 5,000 speakers of Cashibo in 1999, but the language was vigorous in the communities. The language is official along the Aguaytía, San Alejandro, and Súngaro rivers in Perú where it is most widely spoken. It is used in schools until third grade. There are not many monolinguals, although some women over the age of fifty are. There is five to ten percent literacy compared to fifteen to twenty-five percent literacy in Spanish as a second language. A Cashibo-Cacataibo dictionary has been compiled, and there is a body of literature, especially poetry...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Cashibo-Cacataibo Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/cbr/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Peru Spoken In: Regions: Americas ISO 639-3 Code: cbr Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Panoan Group     Western Panoan Group       Cashibo-Cacataibo Language