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 | |
|---|---|
| '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 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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