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Quechua, San Martín

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3: qvs

Population	15,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. 2,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 43,982 (2000 WCD).
Region	Loreto Department, San Martín region, Sisa, Lamas, and other districts, and along Ucayali River. Lamas town is cultural center.
Language map	Peru, reference number 69
Alternate names	Lama, Lamano, Lamista, Lamisto, Motilón, Ucayali
Dialects	Several minor dialects.
Classification	Quechuan, Quechua II, B A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru).
Language use	Official language. Little transmission to children. Bilingual parents want their children to learn Spanish. Shamans use the language in chants. Protestants use it in singing with published hymnbook. Scattered occasional use in religious services apart from singing. Embarrassed to be heard using the language. Also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. 1,500 readers, 400 can write. Some oral and a little written Quechua taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1976. Documento de Trabajo 7.  

BALLENA D., Marlene; DOHERTY VONAH, Jaime; LÓPEZ DE HOYOS, Giuliana; LOZANO LOZANO, Francisco; SANGAMA I., José Manuel; SATALAYA, Artidoro Tuanama, compilers; CÓRDOVA NUÑEZ, Nelly; GREENFIELD VELEZ, Gisella, translators; LANDERMAN, Peter N.; PHELPS, Conrad; WEBER, David J., consultants. 2007. Rikchak-laya rimana tarina: diccionario del quechua de San Martín.

CENEPO S., Victor; PARK, Marinell; WEBER, Nancy L., authors. 1976. Diccionario quechua: San Martín.

CHÁVEZ, Margarethe S.; LEACH, Ilo; SHANKS, Anna Louise; YOUNG, Carolyn M., authors. 1976. Instrumentos musicales tradicionales de varios grupos de la selva Peruana.  

COOMBS, David M.; COOMBS, Heidi; WEBER, Robert L., authors. 1976. Gramática quechua: San Martín.

COOMBS, David M.; COOMBS, Heidi; WEBER, Robert L., authors. 1976. Indice alfabético de materias de la gramática quechua: San Martín.  

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

NIES, Joyce; POWLISON, Esther, authors. 1976. Fonemas del quechua de San Martín.  

PARK, Marinell, editor. 1981. Aku parlanakuypachi: Cuentos folklóricos de los quechua de San Martín.  

PARK, Marinell; WYSS, Elisabeth, authors. 1995. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del quechua de San Martín, vol. 2.  

PARK, Marinell; WYSS, Elisabeth, authors. 1995. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del quechua de San Martín, vol. 3.  

PARK, Marinell; WYSS, Elisabeth, authors. 1995. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del quechua de San Martín, vol. 1.  

PHELPS, Irma I., author. 1986. "Complemento con nishpa en el quechua de San Martín."

PHELPS, Irma I., author. 1989. "El sasikuy y otras actividades relacionadas en la vida del lamisto."  

PHELPS, Irma I., author. 1996. "Los negativos en el quechua de San Martín."  

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

WEBER, Nancy L.; WEBER, Robert L., authors. 1976. "Negación en quechua."  

Vernacular Publications

Aku takikuypachi. 1993.  

Animalkunapa kuentukuna. 1993.  

Chaypi chaypi suk imaka 1. 1991.  

Chaypi chaypi suk imaka III. 1993.  

Constitución política del Perú: Serie de traducciones parafrásticas a lenguas vernáculas 3. 1986.  

Imashnami ruranchi. 1982.  

Kuentitukuna. 1993.  

Leamos nuestro quechua: Introducción a la lectura del quechua de San Martín. 1992.  

Maceda llakta. 1992.  

Moskakuna. 1987.  

Ñawpa tiempu kuentukuna. 1992.  

Panchu. 1971.

Parlanakuypachí kawsashkaynikunata. 1993.  

Pishkillukuna. 1993.  

Pumashi apostarcan tamyahuan. 1971.  

Puriyninchipi tukuy layata kawanchi. 1982.  

Rinchi puricuc. 1971.

Rinchi purikuk. 1993.  

Sachapi kawsakkuna (Animales de la selva). 1991.

Sachapi kawsakkuna (Animales de la selva). 1996.  

Sachapi kawsakkuna. 1979.

Suk kuentukuna asichikunanchipa. 1993.  

Tata (Cartilla experimental 1). 1966.  

Tisiku unkuy. 1987.  

Tiyan unkuchiwakninchi ankilostoma kurillukuna: Tiyan suk ilulikuna ameba shutinkuna. 1987.  

Vamos a leer: Aprestamiento para la lectura y escritura 2. 1986.  

Wamrakunata kuydanchi. 1986.