Ancash Quechua | |
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Spoken in | Perú |
Native speakers | 1,000,000 (date missing) |
Language family |
Quechua
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Language codes | |
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, or Huaylay, 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).