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
This variety of Ashéninka is somewhat mutually comprehensible with other Ashéninka languages.[1]
Name
Perené Ashéninka is sometimes called Perené Campa; Campa is considered an offensive term.[1]
Status
30% have some proficiency in Spanish while 40% have intermediate to advanced knowledge.[1]
Official status
It is official in the area where it is the predominantly spoken language in line with the Peruvian constitution.[1]
Documentation
The language has had a grammar developed.[1]
Writing system
There is 30% literacy and 55% literacy for second language Spanish speakers. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ashéninka Perené at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
