Also Known As:
Asháninga, Campa (Axininca), Asháninca, Ashaninca, Asháninka, "Campa"
Dialects & Varieties
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97,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru; Brazil
Location Description
Spoken in the basins of the Ucayali, Tambo, Cohengua, Perené, Pachitea, Yura, Chinchihuani, Ene, and Apurimac rivers, in the Junín, Cusco, Lima, Ayacucho, Apurímac, Pasco, Ucayali and Huanuco Regions in Peru; also spoken in Brazil.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
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Comments on writing systems:
The alphabet was standardized in 2008 by the Peruvian Ministry of Education together with representatives of the Asheninka and Ashaninka peoples (RD 0606-2008-ED). It contains 19 letters.
Recent Resources
This database provides numerous resources from audio to primary text for users.
Shows what the translations of certain common words in English, French, and Spanish in Ashaninka.
Translates common animals by picture in the Ashaninka Language.