Quechua, North Junín

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qvn
Alternate Names
Junín Quechua, Quechua del Norte de Junín, Runa shimi, Tarma Quechua, Tarma-Junín Quechua
Autonym
Quechua
User Population

60,000 (1998). 7,000 monolinguals (1972 census).

Location

Junin region: Carhuamayo, Junín, Ondores, and San Pedro de Cajas districts; Lima and Pasco regions.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects

2 dialects in Tarma Province which differ from Junín town variety. Lexical similarity: 97% with Cajatambo [qvl], 96% with Arequipa-La Unión Quechua [qxu]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1997–2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, North Junín
Writing

Latin script [Latn].