Quechua, Corongo Ancash

A language of Peru

ISO 639: qwa
Alternate Names: Corongo Quechua, Quechua de Corongo, Runa Simi
Autonym: Llaqwash
Population: 4,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. 1,700 monolinguals (2000 SIL).
Location:: Ancash region: Corongo province, Aco, Corongo, Cusca, La Pampa, and Yanac districts. Most in Aco and Cusca.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Quechuan, Central Quechua, Waylay, Conchucos
Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Huaylas [qwh] and Sihuas [qws] Quechua. Some contact with Sihuas, Northern Conchucos [qxn], and Huaylas by road. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Family, community. Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa], especially the young.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Literature. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2017–2018.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Corongo Ancash
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Separate identity from Sihuas, Northern Conchucos, and Huaylas. Christian.

Location: Ancash region: Corongo province, Aco, Corongo, Cusca, La Pampa, and Yanac districts. Most in Aco and Cusca.