Native to Perú Glottolog huay1239 | Native speakers 920,000 (1994–2002) | |
Language family Quechua
Central (Quechua I)
Ancash Quechua ISO 639-3 Variously:
qwa – Corongo
qwh – Huaylas
qxn – Norte de Conchucos
qws – Sihuas
qxo – Sur de Conchucos
qvh – Huamalíes y Norte de Dos de Mayo | ||
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).
References
Ancash Quechua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA