Shuar language
| Shuar | |
|---|---|
| "Jivaro" | |
| Shiwar chicham | |
| Native to | Ecuador |
| Region | Morona-Santiago Province, Pastaza Province |
| Ethnicity | Shuar |
Native speakers | 35,000 (2007) |
Chicham
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jiv |
| Glottolog | shua1257 |
| ELP | Shuar |
Shuar (which literally means "people", also known by such (now derogatory) terms as Chiwaro, Jibaro, Jivaro, or Xivaro) is an indigenous language spoken by the Shuar people of Morona Santiago Province and Pastaza Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.