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Quechua, North Junín

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3qvn

Population  60,000 (1998). 7,000 monolinguals (1972 census).
Region  North Junín Department, Junín, Carhuamayo, Ondores, San Pedro de Cajas districts, southeast of Pasco.
Language map  Peru, reference number 56
Alternate names   Junín Quechua, Tarma-Junín Quechua
Dialects  2 dialects in Tarma Province which differ from the town of Junín. Lexical similarity 97% with Cajatambo [qvl], 96% with Arequipa-La Unión Quechua [qxu].
Classification  Quechuan, Quechua I
A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru).
Language use  Official language.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SOV. Pastoralists; peasant agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BLACK, Nancy, author. 1979. Textos y concordancias de palabras en el quechua de Junin.  Available online

BLACK, Nancy, author. 1990. "Cohesión y prominencia en el discurso del quechua del norte de Junín."

BLACK, Nancy; BOLLI, Verena; TICSI Z., Eusebio, authors. 1990. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del quechua del sureste de Pasco y el norte de Junin.  Available online

FUQUA, Ronald W., author. 1992. Word order in discourse of North Junín Quechua.

MCCORMICK, Penelope G., author. 1988. An analysis of ongoing vernacular use in N. Junin Quechua.

WEBER, David J., author. 1982. "La síncopa de -rkaya: a -rka: en el quechua de Junín."

WEBER, David J., editor. 1987. Juan del Oso.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Declaración universal de derechos humanos, aprobada y proclamada por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 10 de diciembre de 1948. 1973.  Available online

En las punas (Jalqakunachru). 1993.  Available online

Juc uysha michig wamra. 1997.  Available online

Quechuanchita liyishun. 2002.  Available online

Quechuanchita liyishun: cuintucunata liyishun. 2002.  Available online

Shumag micuycuna gampag. 1997.  Available online

Waccha chacwan. 1996.  Available online

Watüshicuna quechua rimagpag. 1997.  Available online

Wayinpita aywacusha mözu. 1996.