Quechua, Huallaga Huánuco

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

Population

40,000 (1993 SIL). 66% monolingual.

Location

Northeast Huánuco Region, Huánuco city.

Language Status

5 (Developing). Language of recognized nationality (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2010.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.