Ajyíninka Apurucayali

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Ajyíninka Apurucayali
Spoken in: Perú
Total speakers: 4,000 (2000)
Language family: American
 Arawakan
  Maipuran
   Southern Maipuran
    Pre-Andine
     Ajyíninka Apurucayali
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: cpc
ISO 639-3: cpc

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.

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