Quechua, Yauyos

A language of Peru

ISO 639: qux
Population: 6,500 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Huancavelica region: northeast Castrovirreyna province; Ica region: north Chincha province; Lima region: Yauyos province.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects: San Pedro de Huacarpana, Apurí, Madean-Viñac (Madeán), Azángaro-Huangáscar-Chocos (Huangáscar), Cacra-Hongos, Tana-Lincha (Lincha), Tomás-Alis (Alis), Huancaya-Vitis, Laraos. Not 1 language–a cover term for a highly differentiated linguistic area with many 1-village varieties. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Yauyos
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Huancavelica region: northeast Castrovirreyna province; Ica region: north Chincha province; Lima region: Yauyos province.