Ajyíninka Apurucayali
A language of Peru
| Population | 4,000 (2000 SIL). |
| Region | Apurucayali tributary of Pachitea River. |
| Language map |
Peru, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Ajyéninka, Apurucayali Campa, Ashaninca, Ashéninca Apurucayali, “Axininka Campa” , “Campa” |
| Dialects | Not intelligible with other varieties of Ashéninka. |
| Classification | Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine |
| Language use | Official language. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2000. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anderson, Ronald James. 2000. Ashéninka stories of change.
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Black, H. Andrew. 1991. "The phonology of the velar glide in Axininca Campa."
Heise, María and others. 2000. Diccionario escolar Ashaninka/Asheninka.
Payne, David L. 1978. Phonology and morphology of Axininca (Apurucayali Campa).
Payne, David L. 1981. Phonology and morphology of Axininca Campa.
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Payne, David L., Judith K. Payne, and Jorge Sánchez S. 1982. Morfología, fonología y fonética del asheninca del apurucayali (campa-arawak preandino).
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