Perené Ashéninka
| Ashéninka Perené | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Perú |
Native speakers | (5,500 cited 2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prq |
| Glottolog | ashe1272 |
Ashéninka Perené or Ashéninca Perené is an indigenous American language of the Arawakan family spoken by the Asheninka people in Perú's Upper Perené river, a tributary of the Pachitea river.[1]
Classification
[edit]This variety of Ashéninka is somewhat mutually comprehensible with other Ashéninka languages.[1]
Name
[edit]Perené Ashéninka is sometimes called Perené Campa; Campa is considered an offensive term.[1]
Status
[edit]30% have some proficiency in Spanish while 40% have intermediate to advanced knowledge.[1]
Official status
[edit]It is official in the area where it is the predominantly spoken language in line with the Peruvian constitution.[1]
Documentation
[edit]The language has had a grammar developed.[1]
Writing system
[edit]There is 30% literacy and 55% literacy for second language Spanish speakers. [1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ashéninka Perené at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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