Ancash Quechua
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Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay, is a Quechua
variety with a number of dialects, spoken in the department of Ancash
by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua
, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero
).
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
variety with a number of dialects, spoken in the department of Ancash
Ancash Region
Ancash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote...
by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua
Wanka Quechua
Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua language, spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín. It was the language of the Huancas, who spoke it long before the Incas ina Cusco.Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua...
, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero
Alfredo Torero
Alfredo Augusto Torero Fernández de Córdova was a Peruvian anthropologist and linguist....
).
External links
- (In Anchash Quechua) KAYMI KAN LLAPAN MUNDUCHAW IMANAW KAQ RUNAKUNAPAPIS DIRICHUNKUNA (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
- Crossing aspectual frontiers South Conchucos Quechua.