Bake (Shipibo)

It is an application for cell phones and tablets (with Android operating system) for children from 3 to 5 years old to learn through images and sounds, basic contents about the alphabet, numbers, family, colors, parts of the human body, animals , fruits, and basic expressions in the Shipibo-Konibo language.

This app is aimed at serving as instruments to strengthen and promote linguistic revitalization processes that arise with the new generations.

The Shipibo-Konibo people This people has its origin in a series of cultural fusions between three groups that were previously different from each other: the Shipibos, the Konibos and the Shetebos. The name of this town would be related to the terms "monkey" and "fish", in the original language. According to the oral tradition of this people, the Shipibo-Konibo received this name because in the past their forehead, chin and entire mouth were blackened with a natural tint of black, which made them look like a monkey called Shipi. Today, the citizens of this town have accepted this denomination without considering it as pejorative and claiming it (Morin 1998).

The Shipibo-Konibo have been known for their great mobility and their ability to organize conglomerates of indigenous population in urban areas, an example being the Community of Cantagallo, the best-known and most numerous Amazonian indigenous settlement in Metropolitan Lima, located in the Rímac district. .

On the other hand, the craft and textile production of the Shipibo-Konibo people is one of the most famous in the Peruvian Amazon due to its typical designs. The famous Kené design system has a fundamental value in the Shipibo-Konibo culture, as it expresses their worldview. In 2008, the kené was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation with the Directorial Resolution RD N 540 / INC-2008.

This riverside town was traditionally settled on the shores of the Ucayali River and its tributaries. Currently, the Shipibo-Konibo communities are located in the departments of Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Loreto and Huánuco. According to data obtained by the Ministry of Culture, the population in the communities of this town is estimated at 32,964 inhabitants, being one of the most numerous towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

Funte: https://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/pueblos/shipibo-konibo