Asháninka
Asháninka is an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil and Peru, by about 73.6 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Asháninka (also known as Campa, although this name is considered derogatory) is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of Peru and Brazil. It is largely spoken in the Satipo Province located in the Amazon forest. While there are low literacy rates in Asháninka, language use is vibrant among the community.
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Aquempetavacaajeita maaroni atiri. Timatsi aquenqueshirejeitantari maaroni, timatsi amejeitari, ayojeiti paitarica ocameetsati antajeitiri: te oncameetsateji intsaneapitsajeiteero itsipapee. Te oncameetsateji imperanajeitee, te oncameetsateji iroashinoncaajeitee, irointi ocameetsati aacameetsatavacaajeitea.
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Words in Asháninka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| water | nija | |
| dog | otsitzi | |
| one | apaani | |
| two | apite | |
| three | mawa | |
| red | kityonkari | |
| white | kitamaari | |
| black | cheenkari |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Pichis AshéninkaArawakan67% alike
- Ashéninka PerenéArawakan46% alike
- Ucayali-Yurúa AshéninkaArawakan46% alike
- Ajyíninka ApurucayaliArawakan39% alike
- MachiguengaArawakan38% alike
- CaquinteArawakan33% alike
Grammar
- MachiguengaArawakan86% alike
- NomatsiguengaArawakan85% alike
- IñapariArawakan85% alike
- YineArawakan84% alike
- CurripacoArawakan84% alike
- IgnacianoArawakan83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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