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Tequiraca (Tekiráka), also known as Abishira, Aiwa (Aewa, Aʔɨwa), Ixignor, or Vacacocha, is an extinct language once spoken in Peru. In 1925 there were between 50 and 80 speakers in Puerto Elvira on Lake Vacacocha (connected with the Napo River). It is presumed extinct some time in the mid 20th century, though in 2008 two rememberers were found and 160 words and short sentences were recorded. Today, most ethnic Aiwa people have shifted to Kichwa language and Spanish. (2025). 9783110419405, Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110419405
The little data available show it to not be closely related to other languages, though a distant connection to Canichana was proposed by Kaufman (1994).
Jolkesky (2016) also notes that there are lexical similarities with Taushiro, likely as a result of prehistoric contact within the circum-Marañón interaction sphere.
| ! gloss !! Aiwa (aˈʔɨwa) |
| (kun) aˈʃap |
| (kun) ˈhuti |
| (kun) auˈʃaʔ |
| (kun) kuˈpɨnu |
| kun |
| kin |
| jan |
| aʃˈpali |
| iˈʃam |
| jaˈsik |
| aˈʔɨwa |
| lukˈʔãk |
| maˈlahi |
| ˈhaʔu |
| haɾ kin tsuk |
| tuˈkut |
| hutuˈluk |
| aˈɾuh tʃuˈluk |
| isaˈɾawi |
| wiˈkoɾõ |
| hũʔˈʃũlũ |
| ɾoˈʔele |
| kʷãˈʔũli |
| alkahˈneke |
| aˈkiʃ |
| amˈhala |
| aˈtɾewa |
| ɾũtɾũˈkʲãwã |
| waˈnaha |
| hũhũkũˈpãʔ |
| tasˈʔãʔĩ |
| kuhˈpaw |
| ʃakˈɾaɾa |
| ˈsikʷas |
| asˈkʷãwa |
| suˈkala |
| nuiˈnui |
| atɾiˈwaʔa |
| ahulˈtaʔ |
| iˈtakʷas |
| jaˈtuk |
| wiɾuˈkawa |
| tahaˈɾũʔũ |
| ɨˈwɨt |
| hiˈtʃinuas |
| ˈhiɾwas |
| ˈpɨwas |
| kun inˈtsukwas |
| miˈala |
| iˈɾapi |
| aslantaˈnia |
| iˈʃikta |
| nutˈnɨt |
| kʷɨˈɾiɾi |
| wiˈʃala |
| ˈtʃahtaɾ |
| ˈpaɾi |
| jatˈhaka |
| aˈlaha |
| jaunaˈhi |
| milahˈneke |
| uˈkaik |
| auˈʔek |
| siˈaʔa |
| hamˈham |
| makɾaˈlasi |
| raiwãˈʔãk |
| akɾeˈwak |
| aslʲaˈʔãũ |
| ˈsahi |
| ˈau |
| ɾaˈkãʔõ |
| niˈkʲaw |
Table comparing Aiwa (Tequiraca) with Waorani language, Iquito language, and Maijiki language (mã́ḯhˈkì; Orejón) from Michael & Beier (2012):
| ! gloss !! Aiwa ( aˈʔɨwa) !! Waorani language !! Iquito language !! Maijiki language ( mã́ḯhˈkì) |
| bɨ́ɾɨ́ |
| békɨ́ |
| káókwã̀ |
| nʲámà, bósá |
| má |
| mɨ́tè |
| (jì) hàkò, bɨ́ákò |
| (jì) hàkɨ̀, bɨ́ákɨ̀ |
| mã́ĩ́ |
| (jì) ɨ̃́hɨ̃́ |
| tʃṍbɨ̀ |
| ɡã́hòɾò |
| óhéjò |
| bíà |
| jɨ́í |
| hàò |
| ò |
| béà |
| tóà |
| jóù |
| wè |
| héká |
| gónó |
| ɨ́nò, ɡɨ́nò |
| mã́ĩ̀ |
| jàɾì |
| ɨ̃́ɡè |
| káɾó |
| -mà |
| dáímà |
| ! gloss !! Auishiri |
| ismáwa |
| kismáõ |
| a-waréke |
| o-toroã |
| aslané |
| yaháong |
| akroák |
| sukála |
| atkúa |
| sukeé |
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