| Ashéninka Perené | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (5,500 cited 2001) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prq |
| Glottolog | ashe1272 |
Ashéninka Perené or Ashéninca Perené is an indigenous American language of the Arawakan family spoken by the Asheninka people in Peru's Upper Perené river, a tributary of the Pachitea river.
This variety of Ashéninka is somewhat mutually comprehensible with other Ashéninka languages.
Perené Ashéninka is sometimes called Perené Campa; Campa is considered an offensive term.
30% have some proficiency in Spanish while 40% have intermediate to advanced knowledge.
It is official in the area where it is the predominantly spoken language in line with the Peruvian constitution.
The language has had a grammar developed.
There is 30% literacy and 55% literacy for second language Spanish speakers.
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