Quechua, North Junín

A language of Peru

ISO 639: qvn
Alternate Names: Junín Quechua, Quechua del Norte de Junín, Runa shimi, Tarma Quechua, Tarma-Junín Quechua
Autonym: Quechua
Population: 60,000 (1998). 7,000 monolinguals (1972 census).
Location:: Junin region: Carhuamayo, Junín, Ondores, and San Pedro de Cajas districts; Lima and Pasco regions.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects: 2 dialects in Tarma Province which differ from Junín town variety. Lexical similarity: 97% with Cajatambo [qvl], 96% with Arequipa-La Unión Quechua [qxu]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1997–2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, North Junín
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Junin region: Carhuamayo, Junín, Ondores, and San Pedro de Cajas districts; Lima and Pasco regions.