Native to Perú ISO 639-3 quk | Native speakers 7,000 (2003) Glottolog chac1250 | |
Language family QuechuaQuechua IINorthernLowland PeruvianChachapoyas Quechua | ||
Chachapoyas or Amazonas Quechua is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas.
Chachapoyas Quechua is critically endangered, as hardly any children are now learning it. Conila is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak it.
Chachapoyas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).
References
Chachapoyas Quechua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA