Quechua, North Junín
A language of Peru
| 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.
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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.
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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."
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.
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En las punas (Jalqakunachru). 1993.
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Quechuanchita liyishun: cuintucunata liyishun. 2002.
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Shumag micuycuna gampag. 1997.
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