Tuesday, November 22, 2011

ARABELA INDIANS IN PERU

ARABELA INDIANS IN PERU ARE INDIGENOUS TO TWO PERUVIAN VILLAGES ALONG THE ARABELA RIVER. THEIR LANGUAGE CHIPUNO IS SPOKEN BY ABOUT 50 PEOPLE OF 500 . MOST FOLKS SPEAK ARABELA, A LANGUAGE OF THE ZAPARON FAMILY OF LANGUAGES. THEY HAVE BEEN GREATLY REDUCED BY WARS AND ENSLAVEMENT FROM THE RUBBER BOOM.

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