Quechua, Cajamarca

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qvc
Alternate Names
Kichwa Lingwa, Lingwa
Autonym
Kichwa
User Population

30,000 (2000 D. Coombs).

Location

Cajamarca region: Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western dialect: Chetilla district, eastern dialect: Porcón and Cajamarca valley areas; La Libertad region: small area on west bank of Rio Marañon.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Yungay, Northern
Dialects

Western Cajamarca, Eastern Cajamarca. Relatively minor dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 94% with Lambayeque [quf] (most similar), 92% with Pacaraos [qvp]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV; 19 consonants and 3 vowels.

Language Use

Relatively strong use in 8 to 10 communities. Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities due to secondary schools and gold mining in the area. Many deny its existence (2000 D. Coombs). Home. Some young people, all adults. Negative attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa], speaking a country dialect of it.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Series of basic primers and graded readers in Quechua. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2004–2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Cajamarca
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.