Wanka Quechua
| Wanka Quechua | |
|---|---|
| 'Wanka Nunashimi, Wanka Limay' | |
| Native to | Perú |
Native speakers | (Shawsha Wanka: 25,000 cited 1962 census)[1] Waylla Wanka: 250,000 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:qvw – Waylla Wankaqxw – Shawsha (Jauja) Wanka |
| Glottolog | jauj1237 |
Wanka Quechua (Wanka Limay, Wanka Nunashimi) is a Quechuan language (part of the Quechua languages), spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín by the Wanka people.
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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Waylla Wanka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Shawsha (Jauja) Wanka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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