Yaneshaʼ language
| Amuesha | |
|---|---|
| Yaneshac̈h/Yanešač̣ | |
| Pronunciation | [janeʃaˀt͡ʂʰ] |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Department of Pasco |
| Ethnicity | Yaneshaʼ |
Native speakers | (9,800 cited 2000) |
Arawakan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ame |
| Glottolog | yane1238 |
| ELP | Amuesha |
Yaneshaʼ (Yaneshac̈h/Yanešač̣; literally 'we the people'), also called Amuesha or Amoesha, is a language spoken by the Amuesha people of Peru in central and eastern Pasco Region.
Due to the influence and domination of the Inca Empire, Yaneshaʼ has many loanwords from Quechua, including some core vocabulary. Yaneshaʼ may also have been influenced by Quechua's vowel system so that, today, it has a three-vowel system rather than a four-vowel one that is typical of related Arawakan languages. There are also many loanwords from Kampa languages.