Lambayeque Quechua

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Lambayeque Quechua
Inkawasi-Kañaris Runashimi
Native to Perú
Native speakers
20,000  (1998)[1]
Quechua
  • Quechua II
    • North Peruvian
      • Lambayeque Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3 quf

Inkawasi-Kañaris is a variety of Quechua spoken in the districts of Incahuasi and Cañaris, Ferreñafe in the Peruvian region of Lambayeque.

Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup Cajamarca–Cañaris (Quechua II a, Yunkay) and is closest to Cajamarca Quechua, with which it has 94% lexical similarity.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lambayeque Quechua reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

Bibliography

  • Ronel Groenewald et al. (2002): Shumaq liyinawan yaĉakushun - Aprendamos con los cuentos bonitos

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