Nomatsiguenga

NOT

developing

Alternate Names: “Nomatsiguenga Campa” (pej.)

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Machiguenga ,.

Genealogy:

Maipurean
Southern
Campa
Ashéninga

Demographics: 6,500 (2003 SIL). 5,500 monolinguals. Ethnic population: Ethnic population about the same as the L1 population (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: All children acquire the language. All ages. Also use Asháninka [cni], Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%–40%. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980–2008.

Typology: VSO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Peru

Other Comments: Bilingual education program (Crevels 2007). Traditional religion, Christian.