Ajyíninka Apurucayali
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A language of Peru
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ajyéninka, “Apurucayali Campa” (pej.), Ashaninca, Ashéninca Apurucayali, “Axininka Campa” (pej.), “Campa” (pej.), “Kampa” (pej.)
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].