Caquinte Indian Language (Poyenisati)

Caquinte is an Arawakan language of South America, spoken by about 300 people in Peru. It is closely related to the Machiguenga language and is sometimes considered to be a Machiguenga dialect.

Our Online Caquinte Materials

Caquinte Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Caquinte language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.

Caquinte Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Caquinte words.

Caquinte Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Caquinte language.

Caquinte Language Resources

Caquinte Text

Caquinte Linguistic Description

Caquinte Phonology

Caquinte Text

Caquinte Bible Translation:
Scanned-in Caquinte language materials from the Rosetta Project.

Human Rights: Caquinte:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Caquinte.

La Lengua Poyenisati

Matsigenga, Nomatsigenga, y Caquinte:
Information on the Caquinte and Machiguenga languages in Spanish.

Wikipedia: Caquinte:
Encyclopedia article on the Caquinte language.

House of Languages: Caquinté
Information about Caquinte language usage.

Ethnologue: Caquinte:
Demographic information on the Caquinte language.

Caquinte Language Tree:
Theories about Caquinte's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Caquinte Culture and History

Campa Indian Culture:
Articles on the lifestyle of the Asheninka and Caquinte Indians.

Los Caquinte:
Information about the Caquinte tribe in Spanish.

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