Asháninka | Ethnologue

A language of Peru

ISO 639: cni
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).
Classification: Maipurean, Southern, Campa
Dialects: None known. Partially intelligible with Ashéninka varieties, Caquinte [cot] and Matsigenka [mcb].
Typology: VSO; 14 consonants and 8 vowels (4 short, 4 long).
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: OLAC resources in and about Asháninka
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

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