Ancash_Quechua

Ancash Quechua

Ancash Quechua

Quechua variety of Peru


Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).

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Classification

The Ancash Quechua varieties belong to the Quechua I branch of the homonymous language family, belonging to a dialectal continuum extended in the central Peruvian Sierra from Ancash in the north to the provinces of Castrovirreyna and Yauyos in the south.

Some varieties bordering this continuum partially share morphological characteristics that distinguish the Ancash group from the other central Quechua, so it is difficult to establish a discrete limit. Among these nearby varieties are the Quechua of Bolognesi, Ocros and Cajatambo and that of the Alto Marañón region in the department of Huánuco.

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References

  1. Corongo at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Huaylas at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Norte de Conchucos at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Sihuas at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Sur de Conchucos at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon
    Huamalíes y Norte de Dos de Mayo at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed access icon



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