The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
| Population | 300,000 to 350,000 (1998 SIL). |
| Region | Central Ancash Department, provinces of Huaraz, Carhuaz, Caraz; in the Callejón de Huaylas. |
| Dialects | HUARAZ, YUNGAY, HUAILAS (HUAYLAS). |
| Classification | Quechuan, Quechua I. |
| Comments | Parker says it is not intelligible with Cuzco, Ayacucho, Southern Junín (Huanca), Cajamarca, Amazonas (Chachapoyas), or San Martín Quechua. Rural areas are predominantly monolingual. Speakers use Spanish to communicate with Quechua speakers from Huánuco and Tarma because of differences in speech. Dictionary. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. NT 1993. |
