Ajyíninka Apurucayali

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ashaninca, Ashéninca Apurucayali, “Apurucayali Campa” (pej.), “Axininka Campa” (pej.), “Campa” (pej.), “Kampa” (pej.)

Autonym

Ajyéninka

Population

4,000 (2000 SIL).

Location

Huanuco, Pasco, and Ucayali regions: Apurucayali tributary, Pachitea river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Somewhat intelligible with other varieties of Ashéninka.

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2000.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].