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Tony Kaensokhamsaen Ande __Language__ The Ashaninka speak a language to the pre-Andean Arawak linguistic family. This language is the largest language family in South America, there are several dialects in the language family.

__Beliefs__ The beliefs of Ashaninka are all mythical beliefs. They do not believe in gods or a creator. They believe in heros. Ashaninka explain history and nature by telling stories of myths and heroes. Ashaninka also believe that there are evil forces in the world and that one day the world will be destroyed. After the world has been destroyed, there will be a new world, but this one without sickness or death.

__Values__ Ashaninka value their villages and people who are close to them. In their village food gathered from hunting and fishing are divided within the village equally for everyone. They have also been known to trade with other tribes. This shows that They are friendly to even strangers. With the trait of showing equality and socializing with strangers, these traits would benefit the role of a Goodwill Ambassador.

__Behaviors__ The behaviors of the Ashaninka people are very friendly. For example, how they divide portions of food among their village. They also interact well with strangers. Other behaviors of the Ashaninka could be religious. I say this because in their tribes, they have ceremonies and rituals for special occasions. An example of a ceremony is when they celebrate the Festival of the Moon.

__Trait__ A trait that might be undesirable is that when a girl reaches adolescent age. She has to spend 6 months in isolation. In isolation she has spin thread for the whole 6 months. After 6 months she can join the village again. This is an undesirable trait because some might consider this cruel to the girl because of the 6 months of isolation at such an early age.

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