Quechua, Lambayeque | Ethnologue

A language of Peru

ISO 639: quf
Alternate Names: Ferreñafe, Inkawasi-Kañaris Runashimi, Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris, Quechua de Lambayeque, Quechua of Incahuasi-Cañaris, Runa Shimi
Autonym: Linwaras
Population: 20,000 (1998 SIL).
Location:: Lambayeque region: Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; Cajamarca and Piura.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Yungay, Northern
Dialects: Incahuasi, Cañaris. Lexical similarity: 94% with Cajamarca Quechua [qvc]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV; 16 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Lambayeque
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Lambayeque region: Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; Cajamarca and Piura.