What does Ashaninka mean?
The Asháninka are an ethnic group of the Peruvian Amazon rain forest. They are also known in Peru and abroad by the name “Campa,” which they consider derogatory because it derives from the Quechua thampa, which means ragged and dirty.
What language do the Ashaninka tribe speak?
Asháninka
Asháninka language
| Asháninka | |
|---|---|
| Campa | |
| Native to | Perú and Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Asháninka people |
| Native speakers | 35,000 (2007) 63,000 all varieties Ashaninka & Asheninka (2007 census) |
How many people speak Ashaninka?
Asháninka is an Arawakan language spoken by about 26,000 people along the Apurímac, Ene, Perené, and Tambo rivers and tributaries in Peru.
Where is Ashaninka located?
Brazilian
The Ashaninka are currently found in Brazilian territory on the upper Juruá. Originally from Peru and found nowadays along the Amônia, Breu and Envira rivers and the Primavera stream, the history of Ashaninka occupation of this region is however difficult to establish with precision.
What do the Ashaninka tribe eat?
Ashaninka men spend much of their time hunting in the forest for tapir, boar and monkey. The game supplements crops such as yam, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, bananas, and pineapples that are grown by women in swidden gardens.
What kind of people are the Ashaninka people?
The Ashaninka belong to the Aruak (or Arawak) linguistic family. They constitute the main component of the sub-Andean Aruak group, also comprising the Matsiguenga, Nomatsiguenga and Yanesha (or Amuesha). Despite the existence of dialect differences, the Ashaninka reveal substantial cultural and linguistic homogeneity.
Where do the Ashaninka Indians live in Peru?
The Asháninka or Asháninca (also known by the exonym “Campa” or “Kampa”, which is considered derogatory) are an indigenous people living in the rainforests of Peru and in the State of Acre Brazil. Their ancestral lands are in the forests of Junín, Pasco, Huánuco and part of Ucayali.
How many Ashaninka people are there in Brazil?
Despite these difficulties the Pro-Indian Commission of Acre (CPI-AC, an NGO) has estimated the Ashaninka population living in Brazilian territory to be around 869 people. According to the CPI-AC, the Ashaninka population of the Amônia in 2004 amounted to 472 individuals; in other words, more or less half the Ashaninka living in Brazil.
Why was the Ashaninka important to the Incas?
The Asháninka were known by the Incas as Anti or Campa. The Antis, who gave their name to the Inca province of Antisuyu, were notorious for their fierce independence, and their warlike skills in successfully protecting their land and culture against intrusion from outsiders.
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