Lowland Peruvian Quechua Explained

Lowland Peruvian Quechua
Nativename:Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua
States:Peru
Speakers:22,000
Date:2000–2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Quechuan
Fam2:Quechua II
Fam3:Northern
Lc1:qvs
Ld1:Lamas (San Martín)
Lc2:quk
Ld2:Chachapoyas
Lc3:qup
Ld3:Southern Pastaza Quechua
Glotto:sanm1289
Glottoname:Lamas
Glottorefname:San Martín Quechua
Glotto2:chac1250
Glottoname2:Chachapoyas
Glottorefname2:Chachapoyas Quechua
Glotto3:sout2990
Glottoname3:Southern Pastaza Quechua

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

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.

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