South Bolivian Quechua

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South Bolivian Quechua
Uralan Buliwya runasimi
Native to Bolivia; a few in Argentina, Chile
Ethnicity Quechuas, Kolla
Native speakers
 unknown (2.8 million cited 1987)[1]
Quechuan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
quh – South Bolivian Quechua
cqu – Chilean Quechua

South Bolivian Quechua, also known as Central Bolivian Quechua, is a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Bolivia and adjacent ares of Argentina, where it is also known as Colla. It is not to be confused with North Bolivian Quechua, which is spoken on the northern Andean slopes of Bolivia and is phonologically distinct from the South Bolivian variety. South Bolivian Quechua shares many similarities with Cusco Quechua, another South Quechua dialect, though there are morphological differences that separate them.[2]

Dialects are Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosí, Sucre in Bolivia, and Northwest Jujuy in Argentina. There are perhaps still a few speakers, out of 8,000 ethnic Quechua, in Chile. Santiagueño Quichua in Argentina, though divergent, appears to derive at least partly from South Bolivian Quechua.

Phonology

Vowels[3]

 Front   Back 
 High  i u
 Low  a

Consonants[3]

Bilabial Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plosive Simple p t č k q
Aspirated p" t" č" k" q"
Glottalized p' t' č' k' q'
Fricative s h
Nasal m n ñ
Flap r
Lateral l ll
Approximant w y

References

  1. ↑ South Bolivian Quechua reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Chilean Quechua reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
  2. ↑ Adelaar, Willem F.H., and Pieter C. Muysken. The Languages of the Andes. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2004. Print.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bills, Garland D., Bernardo Vallejo C., and Rudolph C. Troike. An Introduction to Spoken Bolivian Quechua. Austin: U of Texas P, 1969. Print.
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