QVP ISO 639-3
Quechua, Pacaraos
A language of Peru
- ISO 639
- qvp
- Population
- 35 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 900.
- Location:
- Lima region: Pacaraos village.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Quechuan, Central Quechua
- Dialects
- None known. Divergent lexically, morphologically, and phonologically from other Quechua. By its archaic features it occupies an important position relative to the reconstruction of Proto-Quechua. Lexical similarity: 94% with Huarí, Cajatambo [qvl], North Junín [qvn], and Carás Quechua. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Elderly only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Lima region: Pacaraos village.
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