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QVC ISO 639-3

Quechua, Cajamarca

Kichwa Autonym

A language of Peru

ISO 639
qvc
Alternate Names
Kichwa Lingwa, Lingwa
Autonym
Kichwa
Population
30,000 (2000 D. Coombs).
Location:
Cajamarca region: Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western dialect: Chetilla district, eastern dialect: Porcón and Cajamarca valley areas; La Libertad region: small area on west bank of Rio Marañon.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Yungay, Northern
Dialects
Western Cajamarca, Eastern Cajamarca. Relatively minor dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 94% with Lambayeque [quf] (most similar), 92% with Pacaraos [qvp]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology
SOV; 19 consonants and 3 vowels.
Language Use
Relatively strong use in 8 to 10 communities. Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities due to secondary schools and gold mining in the area. Many deny its existence (2000 D. Coombs). Home. Some young people, all adults. Negative attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa], speaking a country dialect of it.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–35%. Series of basic primers and graded readers in Quechua. Some Quechua reading classes in a few rural schools. A few Quechua reading and grammar classes in rural high schools. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2004–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Cajamarca
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian.

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Location: Cajamarca region: Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western dialect: Chetilla district, eastern dialect: Porcón and Cajamarca valley areas; La Libertad region: small area on west bank of Rio Marañon.