Quechua, Chaupihuaranga

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qur
Alternate Names
Daniel Carrion, Yanahuanca Pasco Quechua
Autonym
Runa Simi
User Population

20,500 (1972 census), decreasing. 8,200 monolinguals.

Location

Pasco region: Chacayan, Chinche, Goyllarisquizqa, Paucar, San Pedro de Pillao, Tapoc, Villcabamba, and Yanahuanca districts; sparsely populated high country, more densely populated valleys.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects

Many related Quechua dialects intersect here: Junín [qvn], Ambo-Pasco [qva], Santa Ana de Tusi [qxt], Cajatambo [qvl], and Huamalies-Dos de Mayo Huanuco [qvh]. Further intelligibility studies may be needed. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home, community. Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 20%. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Chaupihuaranga
Writing

Latin script [Latn].