Záparo language
| Záparo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru, Ecuador |
| Ethnicity | 200 Záparo (2007) |
Native speakers | 5 (2007) |
Zaparoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zro |
| Glottolog | zapa1253 |
| ELP | Záparo |
Záparo is a nearly dead language spoken by the Sápara, or Záparo, people of Ecuador. As of 2000, it was spoken by only one person out of a total population of 170 in Pastaza Province, between the Curaray and Bobonaza rivers. Záparo is also known as Zápara and Kayapwe. The members of the Záparo ethnic group now speak Quichua, though there is a language revival effort beginning. Záparo is sometimes confused with Andoa, though the two languages are distinct. Záparo has a subject–verb–object word order.