Quechua, Lambayeque

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
quf
Alternate Names
Ferreñafe, Inkawasi-Kañaris Runashimi, Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris, Quechua de Lambayeque, Quechua of Incahuasi-Cañaris, Runa Shimi
Autonym
Linwaras
User Population

20,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

Lambayeque region: Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; Cajamarca and Piura.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Yungay, Northern
Dialects

Incahuasi, Cañaris. Lexical similarity: 94% with Cajamarca Quechua [qvc]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV; 16 consonants and 3 vowels.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Lambayeque
Writing

Latin script [Latn].