Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka
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Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa | ||
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Spoken in: | Perú, Brazil | |
Total speakers: | 7,212 (2001 SIL) | |
Language family: | American Arawakan Maipuran Southern Maipuran Pre-Andine Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | cbp | |
ISO 639-3: | cbp | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. |
Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa is an indiginous American language spoken along Perú's Ucayali and Yurúa river by 7,000 people and also 212 people in the Brazilian state of Acre. There is a 15% literacy rate, it is an official language of Perú in the area where it is the dominant language. A dictionary and grammar have been developed.
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Pajonal Ashéninka · Perené Ashéninka · Pichis Ashéninka · South Ucayali Ashéninka · Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka