Caquinte

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
cot
Alternate Names
“Cachomashiri” (pej.), Caquinte Campa, Poyenisati
Population

300 (2000 SIL), increasing. Ethnic population: 300.

Location

Poyeni, Mayapo, and Picha rivers. Upper Poyeni river, which flows into Tambo Yori and Agueni rivers which become Mipaya river flowing into the Urubamba; a few on Sensa and Vitiricaya rivers, affluents of the Urubamba.

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Language of recognized nationality (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification
Maipurean, Southern, Campa, Machiguenga
Dialects

Most similar to Asháninka [cni].

Typology

VSO

Language Use

Vigorous. State bilingual school in Tsoroja (2007). Religious services. Mostly spoken in the local community. Letter-writing between villages. All ages. Positive attitudes. Some also use or borrow words from Asháninka [cni] or Machiguenga [mcb]. Almost none can converse in Spanish [spa].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 33%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. 100 readers and writers. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Caquinte
Writing
Latin script.