Lamas Quechua Explained

Lamas Quechua
Also Known As:San Martín Quechua
States:Perú
Speakers:15,000
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Quechua
Fam2:Quechua II
Fam3:Northern
Fam4:Lowland Peruvian
Iso3:qvs
Glotto:sanm1289
Glottorefname:San Martin Quechua

Lamas or San Martín Quechua (Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi) is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Lamas in the Peruvian region of San Martin and in some villages on the river Huallaga in the region of Ucayali. Its speakers are known as Lamistas or Kichwa-Lamista.

Lamas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).

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