Ashéninka Perené
A language of Peru
| Population | 5,500 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Upper Perené River (tributary of Pachitea River). |
| Language map |
Peru, reference number 11 |
| Alternate names | Ashéninca Perené, “Perené Campa” |
| Dialects | Somewhat intelligible with other Ashéninka varieties. |
| Classification | Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine |
| Language use | Official language. Also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anderson, Ronald J. 1985. "The blitz writer’s workshop: An Asheninca one weeker."
Anderson, Ronald J. 1990. "Seminario relámpago: Una semana para autores ashénincas."
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Anderson, Ronald James. 2000. Ashéninka stories of change.
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Anderson, Ronald James; Marlene Ballena Dávila, translator. 2002. Historias de cambio de los ashéninka.
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Heise, María and others. 2000. Diccionario escolar Ashaninka/Asheninka.
Payne, Judith K. 1989. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del idioma ashéninca.
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Payne, Judith K. and David L. Payne. 2005. "The pragmatics of split intransitivity in ashéninka."

