| Wanka Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Wanka Nunashimi | |
| Spoken in | Perú |
| Native speakers | 300,000 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Quechua
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | either: qvw – Waylla Wanka qxw – Shawsha Wanka |
Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua language, spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín. It was the language of the Huancas, who spoke it long before the Incas ina Cusco.
Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua. It has about 300,000 speakers and three main dialects: Waylla Wanka in Huancayo and Chupaca provinces, Waycha Wanka in Concepción and Shawsha Wanka in Jauja. Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino, a native Wanka speaker, published the first Wanka grammar and dictionary in 1977.