page_title: Languages of Peru
section_title: Number of Speakers
hierarchical_section_title: Languages of Peru / Linguistic Situation / Number of Speakers
caption_attribution_description: Español: Mapa del Perú que muestra la distribución de las personas cuya lengua materna es alguna otra lengua nativa (asháninka, aguaruna, etc.) por provincias.
context_page_description: This article is part of a series on theCulture of Peru
  Norte Chico civilization 3500 BC-1800 BC
  Chavín culture 900 BC-200 BC
  Moche culture 100-700
  Tiwanaku empire 550-1000
  Wari Empire 6th century-1438
  Kingdom of Cusco 1197-1438
  Inca Empire 1438-1572
  Viceroyalty of Peru 1542-1821
  Republic of Peru 1821-present
context_section_description: In Peru, there are close to 40 languages within the Amazon Rainforest which are usually grouped into 17 families and divide into close to 120 recognizable local varieties.
  Population by Native Language
caption: Other native languages (Asháninka, Aguaruna, etc.) (National census 2017)
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