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Caquinte

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3: cot

Population	300 (2000 SIL), increasing. Ethnic population: 300.
Region	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.
Language map	Peru, reference number 19
Alternate names	“Cachomashiri” , Caquinte Campa, Poyenisati
Dialects	Most similar to Asháninka [cni].
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine
Language use	Official language. Vigorous. Used in religious services. Mostly spoken in the local community. Letter writing between villages. All ages. Positive attitude. Some also use Asháninka [cni] or borrow words from Asháninka [cni] or Machiguenga [mcb]. Almost none can converse in Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 33%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. 100 readers and writers. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO. Agriculturalists; hunters; fishermen. Very little cash income.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1990. Review of: Morfología del caquinte (arawak preandino), by Kenneth E. Swift.

PAYNE, Doris L., author. 1990. Review of: Morfología del caquinte (arawak preandino), by Kenneth E. Swift, Elena Townsend Díez-Canseco and Marlene Ballena Dávila.

SWIFT, Kenneth E., author. 1985. Morphology of Caquinte (Preandine Arawakan).

SWIFT, Kenneth E., author; BALLENA D., Marlene; TOWNSEND, Elaine M., translators. 1988. Morfología del caquinte (arawak preandino).  

Vernacular Publications

Aguinteni (Nuestro hogar: Libro 3 para la lectura y escritura). 1982.  

Anquempoguijaquero aji (Cuidado de los dientes). 2007.  

Canaaguetatsica aisa itsipapae choocaguetatsica quepatsiqui. n.d.  

Chaapa irisati irijanite. 1987.  

Jame Amashaiventeri Aapani Irioshi. 2010.

Jame amitacotavacaaquempa. 1983.  

Joquijitagantsi icantajitica anquiroshitomiashi aisa amiviashi. 1988.  

Mariquita (Libro de ciencias naturales 1). 1982.  

Quero ancotavacaajiaquempani maasano caquinte anchocajiaqueniji cameetsa. 1988.  

Quiima aisati quiritsapaqui. 1988.  

Shoimonqui irisati zorro. 1987.  

Simón Bolívar (Colección literaria y cultural 6). 1988.  

Tomirishipaequitica. 1998.  

Vamos a leer (Aprestamiento para la lectura y escritura). 1981.  

Zorra irosati gansa. 1987.  

Zorro irisati quiima. 1987.