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Asháninka language

South American Language Families

Asháninka is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of Peru and Brazil, largely in Satipo Province in the Amazon forest. Literacy rates in Asháninka are low, but the language remains vibrant in daily use among the community.

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Speaker Count
73,567 2
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1. Glottolog: Asháninka (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: level and category
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"level": "language", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Spoken L1 Language"
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2. Ash�ninka language (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 324454): 73567
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Wikidata item Q3437230, property P1098 (number of speakers): 73567, point in time 2017-00-00 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
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