Ashéninka, Pichis

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A language of Peru

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Alternate Names
Pichis Ashéninca, “Pichis Campa” (pej.)
Population

12,000 (2001 SIL).

Location

Pasco, Ucayali, and Junin regions; Pichis and tributaries except Apurucayali.

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Language Status

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

Classification
Maipurean, Southern, Campa, Ashéninga
Dialects

None known. Somewhat intelligible with other Ashéninka varieties.

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1996–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ashéninka, Pichis
Writing

Latin script [Latn].