Quechua, Yauyos

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qux
User Population

6,500 (2003 SIL).

Location

Huancavelica region: northeast Castrovirreyna province; Ica region: north Chincha province; Lima region: Yauyos province.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects

San Pedro de Huacarpana, Apurí, Madean-Viñac (Madeán), Azángaro-Huangáscar-Chocos (Huangáscar), Cacra-Hongos, Tana-Lincha (Lincha), Tomás-Alis (Alis), Huancaya-Vitis, Laraos. Not 1 language–a cover term for a highly differentiated linguistic area with many 1-village varieties. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Yauyos
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].