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Aleksandr Natarov, Wed, 2022-03-16 07:30
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The 2017 census in Peru registered 4,821 Quechua speakers in Bolognesi province, Ancash.  This calls for an update of the current figure given by Ethnologue (10,000 speakers in 2000, including 4,000 monolinguals).

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We will update the L1 speaker population for Chiquián Quechua [qxa] in Peru, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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Chuck Fennig, Wed, 2022-03-23 10:46

Dear Aleksandr,

Thank you for this information on the number of L1 speakers for Chiquián Quechua [qxa] in Peru.

Best regards,

Charles Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue

Aleksandr Natarov, Sat, 2022-04-02 01:57

When updating information on this language, please bear in mind that Quechua speakers in the districts of Pacllón, La Primavera, and Mangas belong to the Cajatambo North Lima Quechua [qvl], as detailed in your Location line, and those three districts, according to the 2017 census, have 617 Quechua speakers. Thus (4,821 - 617 = 4,204), only 4,204 persons in Bolognesi province are Chiquián Quechua [qxa] speakers.

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