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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Peru > Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha

Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3qvm

Population  83,400 (1993 census). 14,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 114,000 (1993 census).
Region  Southwest and south central Huánuco Department, Obas, Aparicio Pomares, Cahuac, Chavinillo, Chacabamba, Jacas Chico, Rondos, San Francisco de Asis, Jivia, Baños, Queropalca, Jesús, San Miguel de Cauri, Yarumayo, Margos, and San Pedro de Chaulán districts.
Language map  Peru, reference number 48
Dialects  Literature can be adapted from Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo [qvh]. Lexical similarity 90% with Panao [qxh], 85% with Corongo Ancash [qwa], Sihuas [qws], Monzón Ancash, North Junín [qvn], Ulcumayo Quechua.
Classification  Quechuan, Quechua I
A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru).
Language use  Official language. Vigorous. Also use Spanish.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 62%. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 2003.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SOV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEAN, Mark, author. 1989. "-riyku y otros sufijos de aspecto en el quechua de Dos de Mayo, Huánuco."

BEAN, Mark, author. 2008. "Suposiciones falsas y rumores: e verbo ni- en construcciones con -chaq en el quechua de Margos, Huánuco."

BEAN, Mark, author. 2011. "Costumbres matrimoniales entre los quechuas del Distrito de Margos, Huánuco."

BEAN, Patti, author. 1989. "El uso de la coca entre las mujeres de Margos."  Available online

BEAN, Patti, author. 1992. "La mujer quechua virtuosa."  Available online

MEIER, Elke; WEBER, David J., editors. 2008. ACHKAY: Mito vigente en el mundo quechua.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Ali rimay ashina (Pequeño diccionario de palabras útiles quechua-castellano, castellano-quechua). 1986.

Alliku mamanta lulapan. 1991.  Available online

Intëru munducho lapan runakunapa derëchunkunapita wilakushqan. 1988.  Available online

Juan ösupa y Achcaypa wilapan. 1997.  Available online

Leamos nuestro quechua: Introducción al alfabeto quechua. 1986.

Lökuyashqa töru. 1990.  Available online

Manacagpag arupacog aywashgan. 1994.  Available online

Mitsikuq wamra. 1990.  Available online

Panchu eskwëlaman yaykun. 1991.  Available online

Pitsga runakuna juk bürruwan. 1986.  Available online

Punchu ruray. 1991.  Available online

Quilicsa. 1997.  Available online

Ranya atoq. 1991.  Available online

Waktsa chakwan. 1990.  Available online

Yachashqäna kechwäta liyiyta y eskribiyta. 1987.  Available online