Asháninka

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Asháninca, “Campa” (pej.), “Kampa” (pej.)

Population

26,000 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 26,000 (2000 SIL).

Location

Junin, Ayacucho, Cusco, Apurimac, and Ucayali regions; Apurimac, Ene, Perene, and Tambo rivers and tributaries.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Ashéninka varieties, Caquinte [cot] and Machiguenga [mcb].

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Caquinte [cot], Nomatsiguenga [not], Yine [pib].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1972–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].