Ashéninka is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru by about 50,000 people. It is also known as Ashéninca, Ashéninga or Campa, which is considered pejorative. It is spoken mainly in the regions of Accra, Central Grand Pahonal and South Ucayali.
There are five varieties of Ashéninka: Perené, Pichis, Apurucayali, Pajonal and Ucayali-Yurúa. Some sources refer to them as dialects, others as languages.
Pahonal is spoken in Central Grand Pahonal. Perene is spoken in the region of Upper Perene river. Pichis is spoken around the Pichis rivers and tributaries, except Apurukayali. Ucayali-yurua is spoken around the Yurua river. South Ucayali is spoken around the Ucayali River and the tributaries of the Upper State South Ucayali.
Ashéninka has official status as a local language in Peru.
Other letters are also used, but only in loanwords and in foreign names.
Download an Ashéninka alphabet chart (Excel)
Asitanarí, nampitarori inkitiki, Tasorintsi onatzii piwairo awiroka. Pimpinkathari-wintajina naaka. Pantakainaro aka kipatsiki okaratzi pininta-kainari awiroka, Pinkimi-takaan-tajinari inkiti-wiri, pantakairi irirori maaroni pininta-kairiri awiroka. Pimpa-piintina kowityii-motanari noyaari. Pimpyaako-tajinaro nokaaripiro-siri-waitaki, Tima nomatakiro naaka, nopyaako-tajiri ikaratzi owaaripiro-siri-tanari. Airo pisinitana iñaantai-tyaana, inintaiti yanta-kayi-tinaro kaari-pirori. Tima pasi piwajiro pimpinkathari-wintantaji awiroka. Ari pikanta-jitatziiro otzimimo-tzimi pisintsinka, aajatzi piwaniinkaro. Aritaki okantari.
Ashitanarí, nampitawori inkiteki, tema rootaki Tajorentsi piwaero eeroka. Pipinkathari-wenteena naaka. Pantakaa-yinawo jaka kepatsiki okaatzi pininta-kaanari eeroka, Poshiya-kaanteenari inkite-weri, pantakaeri rirori maawoeni pininta-kaeriri eeroka. Pipapiintena okaatzi koetyimo-tanari nowayityaari. Pipeyako-teenawo nokaaripero-shire-waetaki, Tema nomatakiro naaka, nopeyako-teeri ikaatzi owaaripero-shire-tanari. Eero pishinetana iñaantee-tena, ikowaete rantakahae-tenawo kaari-perori. Tema ashi powaero pipinkathari-wentantee eeroka. Ari pikantapiin-tatya otzimimo-tzimi pishintsinka, eejatzi powaneenkawo. Aritaki okantari.
Details of Ashéninka pronunciation and sample text provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
Information about Ashéninka | Tower of Babel in Ashéninka
Information about Ashéninka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashéninka_language
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ашенинка_(язык)
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/cpy/
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/prq/
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/cpu
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/cpc
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/cpb
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/cjo
https://research.jcu.edu.au/lcrc/audio-videos/asheninka-perene
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
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