Ajyíninka Apurucayali
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Ajyíninka Apurucayali | ||
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Spoken in: | Perú | |
Total speakers: | 4,000 (2000) | |
Language family: | American Arawakan Maipuran Southern Maipuran Pre-Andine Ajyíninka Apurucayali |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | cpc | |
ISO 639-3: | cpc | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. |
Ajyíninka Apurucayali is an indiginous language in the Arawakan family spoken along the Apurucayali tributary of the Peruvian Pachitea river. It is also known as Ashaninca, Ashéninca Apurucayali, Apurucayali Campa, Ajyéninka, Axininka Campa, and Campa. The language is not mutually comprehensible with ralted varieties of Ashéninka. It is an official language. There is 20% literacy in Ajyíninka Apurucayali and 30% literacy in Spanish, there is much bilingualism. Calling the language Campa is considered offensive.