PE
Republic of Peru
Peru
Summary
Peru is a country in the Americas that is home to 33,684,000 people. It is also home to 91 living indigenous languages. It was also home to 15 indigenous languages that are now extinct. In addition, 4 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Quechuan (32) Maipurean (17) Panoan (15) Language isolate (9) Witotoan (4) Zaparoan (4) Aymaran (3) Jivaroan (3) Cahuapanan (2) Cholonan (2) Harákmbut (2) Sign language (2) Tucanoan (2) Tupian (2) Unclassified (2) Yaguan (2) Arauan (1) Indo-European (1) Tacanan (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Peru has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.