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Ancash Quechua

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Native to
  
Perú

Glottolog
  
huay1239

Native speakers
  
920,000 (1994–2002)

Language family
  
QuechuaCentral (Quechua I)Ancash Quechua

ISO 639-3
  
Variously:qwa – Corongoqwh – Huaylasqxn – Norte de Conchucosqws – Sihuasqxo – Sur de Conchucosqvh – 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


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