Alternate Names: Aguajún, Ahuajún, Awajún, Awajunt
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Huambisa , and Achuar-Shiwiar ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 38,300 (2000 SIL), increasing. 0 monolinguals. Almost none.
Language Use: Vigorous. Also used by Spanish and Quechuas in the area. All domains. Oral and written use in commerce. Letters. All ages. 30,000 also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 60%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Primary education begins in Aguaruna. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973–2005.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.