Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qvh
Autonym
Runa Simi
User Population

44,900 (2017 census).

Location

Huanuco region: Dos de Mayo province, Chuquis, Marias, Quivilla, Pachas, Ripán, Shunqui, Sillapata, and Yanas districts; Huamalíes province, Arancay, Chavín de Pariarca, Jacas Grande, Jircán, Llata, Miraflores, Punchao, Puños, Singa, and Tantamayo districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Quechuan, Central Quechua, Ap-am-ah, Alto Pativilca
Dialects

Monzón, Huamalíes, Northern Dos de Mayo. Lexical similarity: 96% with Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua [qvm]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Most also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Cholón [cht].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco
Writing

Latin script [Latn].