Quechua, Panao

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
qxh
Alternate Names
Pachitea Quechua, Panao Huánuco Quechua, Panao runacuna, Quechua de Pachitea
Autonym
Runa shimi
User Population

28,900 (2017 census).

Location

Huanuco region: Pachitea province, Molino, Panao and Umari districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 98% with Arequipa-La Unión [qxu], 96% with Cajatambo Quechua [qvl]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2009.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Panao
Writing

Latin script [Latn].