Matsigenka language
E638366
The Matsigenka language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon, known for its rich oral tradition and close relation to other Kampan Arawak languages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian language
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Arawakan language ⓘ indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Asháninka language
ⓘ
Ashéninka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nomatsiguenga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | described in grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Matsigenka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | mach1267 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Machigenga
NERFINISHED
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Machiguenga ⓘ Matsigenga ⓘ Matsigenka-Machiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunitySize | several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Matsigenka proper
NERFINISHED
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Nomatsiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
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simple consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mcb ⓘ |
| isPartOfCluster | Kampa (Kampan) Arawak languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Peruvian government as an indigenous language ⓘ |
| region |
Cusco Region
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Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenAlong |
Alto Madre de Dios River
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Manu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Urubamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Matsigenka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Peru
NERFINISHED
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Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Kampan Arawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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complex verbal morphology ⓘ verb-final tendency ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
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ritual practices ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn | Matsigenka communities in remote rainforest settlements ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | bilingual intercultural education programs in Peru ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.