Alternate Names: Asháninca, “Campa” (pej.)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Ashéninka varieties, Caquinte , and Machiguenga ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 26,000 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 26,000 (2000 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Caquinte [cot], Nomatsiguenga [not], Yine [pib].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1972–2008.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru