Campa languages
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| Campa | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Andine | |
| Geographic distribution: | Western Amazon |
| Linguistic classification: |
Arawakan
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Ethnologue code: | 17-3592 |
The Campa languages, AKA Pre-Andine Maipurean / Arawakan, are Arawakan languages of the Peruvian Amazon. The best known is Ashéninka.
Languages
Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown:
- Ashéninka (a dialect cluster)
- Axininca
- Asháninka, Caquinte
- Machiguenga, Nomatsiguenga
The Asheninka languages are close, apart from Axininca. Ashaninka and Caquinte are closest to each other, as are Machiguenga and Nomatsiguenga.
Ethnologue adds Nanti, which is closest to Machiguenga.
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