Ucayali–Yurúa Ashéninka

Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa
Spoken in Perú, Brazil
Native speakers 7,212 (2001 SIL)  (date missing)
Language family
Arawakan
  • Southern
    • Campa
      • Ashéninka
        • Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cpb

Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa is an indigenous 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.

References

Ashéninka languages