▁Y eg ua . ▁They ▁also ▁go ▁by ▁N ij y am ï ï ▁Nik ye ja ada . ▁ ▁Gen etic ▁affili ation ▁ ▁The ▁Y agua ▁language ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁P eb a – Y agu an ▁language ▁family . ▁ ▁Soci ol ingu istic ▁situation ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁speak ers ▁of ▁the ▁language . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Y agua ▁individuals ▁were ▁b iling ual ▁in ▁both ▁Spanish ▁and ▁the ▁Y agua ▁language . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁distant ▁communities ▁were ▁still ▁largely ▁mon ol ing ual , ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁learning ▁the ▁language , ▁though ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁communities ▁there ▁was ▁parent al ▁pressure ▁on ▁children ▁to ▁just ▁speak ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Some ▁eth nic ▁Y agu as ▁are ▁mon ol ing ual ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁sem iling ual ism ▁among ▁certain ▁Y agua ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁cult ur ally ▁assim il ated ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁Per uv ian ▁culture , ▁not ▁having ▁native - like ▁command ▁of ▁either ▁Spanish ▁or ▁Y agua . ▁They ▁contrast ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁groups ▁of ▁Y agua : ▁ 1 ) ▁older ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁fl uent ▁Y agua ▁speak ers ▁with ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁Spanish , ▁ 2 ) ▁un ass im il ated ▁mon ol ing ual ▁Y agu as , ▁and ▁ 3 ) ▁men , ▁who ▁all ▁speak ▁Y