Nomatsiguenga
PrintA language of Peru
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
“Nomatsiguenga Campa” (pej.)
Population
6,500 (2003 SIL). 5,500 to 6,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population about the same as the L1 population (Crevels 2007).
Location
Junín Region, between Ene and Perené rivers; Anapati river system in the foothills.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).
Classification
Dialects
Most similar to Machiguenga [mcb].
Typology
VSO
Language Use
All children acquire the language. All ages.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%–40%. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980–2008.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Bilingual education program (2007). Traditional religion, Christian.