Capanahua language

Capanahua
Kapanawa
Native toPerú
Ethnicity400 Capanahua
Native speakers
50 (2007)
Pano–Tacanan
Language codes
ISO 639-3kaq
Glottologcapa1241

Capanahua or Kapanawa [kapaˈnawa] is a moribund indigenous American language of the Panoan family spoken in western South America by a few hundred aboriginal people. The language is spoken by the 400 strong Capanahua people, around the area of the Tapiche-Buncuya river, where it is the official language.