Chicham languages

Chicham
Jivaroan
aent
Geographic
distribution
Peru
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
(Macro-Jibaro ?)
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologjiva1245
Chicham (violet) and Cahuapanan (pink) languages. Spots are documented locations, shadowed areas probable extension in 16th century.

The Chicham languages, also known as Jivaroan (Hívaro, Jívaro, Jibaro), and natively as aent, is a small language family of northern Peru and eastern Ecuador, in Amazonas, Cajamarca, Loreto, and San Martin, Peru and the Oriente region of Ecuador.