Achuar dialect
| Achuar | |
|---|---|
| Achual | |
| Native to | Ecuador, Peru |
| Ethnicity | Achuar |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2011) |
Chicham
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | achu1249 |
 Achuar is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
The Achuar dialect, known as Achuar Chicham and Achual, is an indigenous language and dialect of Shiwiar spoken by the Achuar community. This ethnic group resides in the regions of the Pastaza, Bobonaza, Morona, Macusari, Tigre, Huasaga, and Corrientes rivers, located in Peru and Ecuador.
Approximately 50% of Achuar language speakers are literate. Only 1% of those who speak Achuar as a second language are literate, as the majority prefer to use Spanish.