Quechua, Ayacucho | Ethnologue

A language of Peru

ISO 639: quy
Alternate Names: Chanca, Chanka
Autonym: Chanka runasimi, Runasimi
Population: 900,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. 300,000 monolinguals.
Location:: Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions; Apurimac, Arequipa, Cusco, Ica, Junin, and Lima regions.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Southern Chinchay, Southern Peruvian Quechua
Dialects: Andahuaylas, Huancavelica. Lexical similarity: 96% with Surcubamba, Puquio, and Cusco [quz]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV; 14 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use: Vigorous. Most domains. Written form used in religious services. Negative attitudes. Considered inferior to Spanish [spa]. Most also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Perhaps 10,000 read it, 2,000 can write it. Oral and written Quechua used in some schools, some universities. Some oral and written in primary education. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1987–2011.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Ayacucho
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions; Apurimac, Arequipa, Cusco, Ica, Junin, and Lima regions.