QXA ISO 639-3
Quechua, Chiquián
A language of Peru
- ISO 639
- qxa
- Alternate Names
- Ancash Quechua, Chiquián Ancash Quechua
- Population
- 10,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. 4,000 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Ancash region: Bolognesi province, Chiquián district, western Bolognesi west of Pativilca river and north of Llamac river; east Ocros, Corpanqui valley border. Western Ocros may be included, but the dialect is a bit different.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Quechuan, Central Quechua, Waylay
- Dialects
- None known. Possibly intelligible of Cajatambo Quechua [qvl]. Some contact of Cajatambo and very little with Huamalíes [qvh]. 73% intelligibility of Huamalíes. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Home, work, community. Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Dictionary. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Chiquián
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Different identity from Huamalíes and Huaylas. Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Ancash region: Bolognesi province, Chiquián district, western Bolognesi west of Pativilca river and north of Llamac river; east Ocros, Corpanqui valley border. Western Ocros may be included, but the dialect is a bit different.
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