Quechua, Jauja Wanca

A language of Peru

ISO 639: qxw
Alternate Names: Huanca Jauja Quechua, Quechua shausha huanca, Shausha Wanka Quechua
Population: 25,000 (1962 census). Ethnic population: 77,700 (2000).
Location:: Junin region: Jauja province; small area; Lima region.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Quechuan, Central Quechua, Wankay
Dialects: None known. Considerable phonological differences with North Junín [qvn]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].
Typology: SOV; 16 consonants and 6 vowels (3 short, 3 long).
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Quechua, Jauja Wanca
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Junin region: Jauja province; small area; Lima region.