Lowland Peruvian Quechua

Lowland Peruvian Quechua, or Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua, are Quechuan languages spoken in the lowlands of northern Peru. The two principal varieties are:

Lowland Peruvian Quechua
Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua
Native toPeru
Native speakers
22,000 (2000–2003)[1]
Quechuan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
qvs – Lamas (San Martín)
quk – Chachapoyas
qup – Southern Pastaza Quechua
Glottologsanm1289  Lamas
chac1250  Chachapoyas
sout2990  Southern Pastaza Quechua
ELP

Few children are learning Chachapoyas Quechua. Conila is said to be the last village where children are able to speak it.

Lowland Peruvian Quechua is similar in pronunciation to some of the Ecuadorian Kichwa language varieties. It is much more conservative, however, in its morphology. For example, it has retained the inclusive/exclusive distinction for "we", which has been lost in all of the Ecuadorian Quechuan languages.

References

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  1. ^ Lamas (San Martín) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Chachapoyas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Southern Pastaza Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Bibliography

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  • Gerald Taylor, 2006. Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas-Lamas (– Castellano)
  • Marinerell Park, Nancy Weber, Víctor Cenepo S. 1975. Diccionario Quechua de San Martín – Castellano y vice versa. Ministerio de educación del Perú