QXO ISO 639-3
Quechua, Southern Conchucos
Quechua Autonym
A language of Peru
- ISO 639
- qxo
- Alternate Names
- Conchucos Quechua, Quechua de Conchucos, Quechua del Callejón de Huaylas, Quechua del sur de Conchucos, Quechwa, Runa simi, South Conchucos Quechua, Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua
- Autonym
- Quechua
- Population
- 161,000 (2021 SIL). , including 80,000 speakers living outside the language area (based on 2017 census).
- Location:
- Ancash region: Chavín, Llamellín, and San Luis; Huanuco region: Huacaybamba, Huacrachuco, Pinra and San Buenaventura districts; Marañon province: south.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Quechuan, Central Quechua, Waylay, Conchucos
- Dialects
- Huacaybamba Quechua. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Vigorous in most but not all communities. Spanish-speaking health workers and teachers learn Quechua to communicate. All domains, local administration, written and oral interpretation of Spanish [spa] in church, oral use in commerce labor relations, and health centers. Positive attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa]. A few also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio. TV. Bible: 2019.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Southern Conchucos
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Ancash region: Chavín, Llamellín, and San Luis; Huanuco region: Huacaybamba, Huacrachuco, Pinra and San Buenaventura districts; Marañon province: south.
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