Ashéninka
[aka Ashéninga (Upper Perené, Ashéninka Perené, "Perené Campa"]Classification: Arawakan
·threatened
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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53,500
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Ashéninka Perené [prq]: 5,500 (2001 SIL)
Ajyíninka Apurucayali [cpc]: 4,000 (2000 SIL).
Ashéninka Pajonal [cjo]: 12,000 (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 12,000 (2002 SIL).
Pichis Ashéninka [cpu]: 12,000 (2001 SIL).
South Ucayali Ashéninka [cpy]: 13,000 (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 14,000 (2002 SIL).
Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka [cpb]: 7,000 in Peru (2001 SIL). Population total all countries: 7,870.
(Ethnologue 2016 gives only population figures, not speaker numbers.)
- DATE OF INFO
- 2000-2002
- PLACES
- Peru; Brazil;
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Ashéninka Perené [prq]: Junin Region, upper Perené River.
Ajyíninka Apurucayali [cpc]: Pasco, Ucayali, and Huanuco regions, Pachitea River, Apurucayali tributary.
Ashéninka Pajonal [cjo]: Ucayali, Pasco, and Junin regions; central Gran Pajonal area.
Pichis Ashéninka [cpu]: Pasco, Ucayali, and Junin regions; Pichis and tributaries except Apurucayali.South Ucayali Ashéninka [cpy]: South Ucayali Region, upper Ucayali River and tributaries.
Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka [cpb]: Ucayali and Huanuco regions; Ucayali River tributaries of Pachitea, Arruya, Shahuaya, Sheshea, Cohengua, Inuya; Yurúa River.