Asháninka is an Arawakan language spoken by about 26,000 people along the Apurímac, Ene, Perené, and Tambo rivers and tributaries in Peru. It is also known as Campa, though this is considered offensive by the Asháninka people as it comes from a Quechua word, thampa, which means ragged and dirty.
Asháninka is closely related to Gran Pajonal Campa, Ashéninka, Axaninca, Machiguenga and Nomatsiguenga. These are all linguistically very close and are considered separate languages for social and political reasons.
Asháninka has official status in the region where it is spoken. There is no standardised way to write it, and only 10-30% of the Ashánika people can read and write in their own language.
Download an Asháninka alphabet chart (Excel)
Source: http://www.native-languages.org/ashaninka_guide.htm
Aquempetavacaajeita maaroni atiri. Timatsi aquenqueshirejeitantari maaroni, timatsi amejeitari, ayojeiti paitarica ocameetsati antajeitiri: te oncameetsateji intsaneapitsajeiteero itsipapee. Te oncameetsateji imperanajeitee, te ameetsateji iroashinoncaajeitee, irointi ocameetsati aacameetsatavacaajeitea.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Asháninka myth about the origin of sorcery from Elena Mihas on Vimeo.
Information about the Asháninka language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash%C3%A1ninka_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/cni
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Norway-to-Russia/Ash-ninka.html
http://www.indian-cultures.com/cultures/kampa-ashaninka-indians/
http://www.native-languages.org/ashaninka.htm
Videos in Asháninka about Asháninka culture
http://vimeo.com/channels/ashaninka
Achagua, Apurinã, Arawak, Asháninka, Ashéninka, Baniwa, Baniwa of Guainía, Baure, Caquinte, Chamicuro, Curripaco, Garifuna, Iñapari, Machiguenga, Nanti, Nomatsiguenga, Palikúr, Paraujuano, Paresi, Pauna, Piapoco, Taíno, Tariana, Terêna, Wapishana, Wayuu, Yanesha', Yine, Yucuna
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 23.04.21
[top]
You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know.
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
[top]
