Ancash Quechua

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Ancash Quechua
Spoken in: Perú
Total speakers: 1,000,000
Language family: Quechua-Superfamily
 Waywash (Quechua I)
  Ancash Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: variously:
qwa – Corongo
qwh – Huaylas
qxn – Norte de Conchucos
qws – Sihuas
qxo – Sur de Conchucos
qvn – Huamalíes y Norte de Dos de Mayo

Ancash Quechua is a Quechua variety with a number of dialects, spoken in the department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).


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