Quechua, Lambayeque

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ferreñafe

Population

20,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

Lambayeque Region, Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; adjacent areas of Cajamarca and Piura.

Language Status

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

Classification

Dialects

Cañaris, Incahuasi. Lexical similarity: 94% with Cajamarca Quechua [qvc].

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.