Alternate Names: Kapanawa
Dialects: Pahenbaquebo. Lexical similarity: 50%–60% with Shipibo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 50 (Crevels 2007). 0 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 350 (Crevels 2007).
Language Use: Few children speakers: one-third have passive knowledge but generally do not acquire Capanahua (Crevels 2007). Use of Spanish between two Capanahua speakers can be interpreted as rejecting the other person as an outsider. Adults in the home. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Spanish [spa] used to some degree in 2 bilingual schools. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1978–2008.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru
Other Comments: “Capacho” is a pejorative term. Christian, traditional religion.