QWH ISO 639-3
Quechua, Huaylas Ancash
Anqas Qichwa, Qichwa Autonym
A language of Peru
- ISO 639
- qwh
- Alternate Names
- Runa Shimi
- Autonym
- Anqas Qichwa, Qichwa
- Population
- 173,000 (2017 census).
- Location:
- Ancash region: Caraz, Carhuaz, and Huaraz provinces; Callejón de Huaylas.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Quechuan, Central Quechua, Waylay
- Dialects
- Huaraz (Huaraz Quechua), Yungay, Huailas (Huaylas). Not intelligible of Cusco [quz], Ayacucho [quy], Huaylla Wanca Quechua [qvw], Cajamarca [qvc], Chachapoyas Quechua [quk], or San Martín Quechua [qvs] (Parker 1976). A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- People in and near the mestizo towns in the valley increasingly proficient in Spanish. Communities at higher elevations maintain use in all domains. Bilinguals working in an office will use mostly Spanish at work. Use of the language in the communities away from and above the mestizo population centers is vigorous (2011 D. Hintz). Home, friends, market, social gatherings. Some young people, all adults. Few children in lower elevation and higher population areas, all children at the higher elevations. Positive attitudes. Many also use Spanish [spa], especially men.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bilingual education in some Quechua areas. Literature. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2019.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Huaylas Ancash
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Ancash region: Caraz, Carhuaz, and Huaraz provinces; Callejón de Huaylas.
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