Asháninka

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

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

Autonym

Asháninka

Population

35,200 (2007 SIL). 2007 census lists 63,000, which includes all varieties of Ashaninka and Asheninka. Ethnic population: 35,200 (2007 SIL).

Location

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

Language Status

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

Classification

Dialects

None known. Partially intelligible with Ashéninka varieties, Caquinte [cot] and Matsigenka [mcb].

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

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

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 68% (including Ashéninka languages). Dictionary. NT: 1972–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].