Cajamarca–Cañaris Quechua (locally called Kichwa or Runashimi, like other Quechua varieties) is a branch of Quechua spoken in northern Peru, consisting primarily of Cajamarca Quechua (Kashamarka, also known as Linwa), and Lambayeque Quechua (also known as Ferreñafe, Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua), near the towns of Cajamarca and Cañaris in the Cajamarca and Lambayeque regions. Cajamarca and Lambayeque Quechua have 94% lexical similarity[1] and are mutually intelligible. Adelaar (2004) includes the dialect of Lincha District, far to the south on the border of the Lima and Huancavelica regions.
| Cajamarca–Cañaris Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Cajamarca–Lambayeque Quechua | |
| Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (50,000 cited 1998–2003)[1] plus a few hundred to few thousand Lincha |
Quechua
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:qvc – Cajamarca Quechuaquf – Lambayeque Quechuaqux – (partial) Lincha Quechua |
| Glottolog | caja1238 Cajamarcalamb1276 Lambayequetana1291 Tana-Lincha |
| ELP | Lincha Quechua |
Cajamarca–Cañaris Quechua is divergent from other varieties; although traditionally classified as a member of Quechua II-A,[2] some (Adelaar) believe it to be a primary branch of Quechua II, and others (Landerman, Taylor, Heggarty) analyze it as not straightforwardly classifiable within the traditional QI vs. QII schema at all, and thus potentially a primary branch of its own. Félix Quesada published the first grammar and dictionary in 1976.
According to the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages in Danger, Cajamarca Quechua is severely endangered.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cajamarca Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lambayeque Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
(partial) Lincha Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Alfredo Torero: Los dialectos quechuas. Anales Científicos de la Universidad Agraria, 2, pp. 446–478. Lima, 1964.
- ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger".
Bibliography
edit- Félix Quesada C. (1976): Diccionario Quechua de Cajamarca-Cañaris [– Castellano y vice versa]. Ministerio de educación del Perú
- David Coombs et al. (2003): Rimashun kichwapi: Hablemos en quechua
- Marco A. Arana Zegarra (2002): Resolución de Conflictos Medioambientales en la Microcuenca del Río Porcón, Cajamarca 1993-2002. Thesis 2002, Pontífica Universidad Católica del Perú.
- Ronel Groenewald et al. (2002): Shumaq liyinawan yaĉakushun – Aprendamos con los cuentos bonitos
External links
edit- Pulla purishun: Academia Regional del Idioma kichwa variedad Cajamarca, ARIQC (German web server)
- Mushuq Tistamintu: The New Testament in Cajamarca Quechua (PDF)
- Mishki Rimay (Dulce Idioma): Dolores Ayay Chilón on Quechua and indigenous culture in the community of Porcón (in Quechua, Spanish subtitles)
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