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Ashéninka, South Ucayali

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3: cpy

Population	13,000 (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 14,000 (2002 SIL).
Region	Upper Ucayali River and tributaries (Southernmost part of Ucayali Department).
Dialects	Most closely related to Pajonal Ashéninka [cjo].
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine
Language use	Official language. Also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Bible portions: 1976–1986.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PAYNE, David L.; PAYNE, Judith K., authors. 2005. "The pragmatics of split intransitivity in ashéninka."

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 1993. Beyond the Bilingual Classroom: Literacy Acquisition among Peruvian Amazon Communities.