Quechua, Huaylla Wanca
A language of Peru
| Population | 250,000 (2002 SIL). |
| Region | South Junín Department, Huancayo and Concepción provinces. |
| Language map |
Peru, reference number 38 |
| Alternate names | Huanca Huaylla Quechua, Southern Huancayo Quechua |
| Dialects | Waycha (Huaycha, Central Huancayo), East Waylla, West Waylla. |
| Classification | Quechuan, Quechua I A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru). |
| Language use | Official language. Waycha dialect has few remaining speakers in Concepción. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
FLOYD, Melanie, author. 1989. "Mipa: Explicación de las creencias sobre el nacimiento."
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FLOYD, Melanie, author. 1997. ‘Mipa’: Explaining riddles of birth in an Andean village.
FLOYD, Rick, author. 1989. "A cognitive analysis of evidentiality in Wanka."
FLOYD, Rick, author. 1992. "Canonicidad CV, pérdida de /q/ y cambio de lenguaje en el wanka."
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FLOYD, Rick, author. 1992. "Registros del habla e innovación morfológica."
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FLOYD, Rick, author. 1992. "Una comparación entre el quechua Shawsha y el quechua Wanka."
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FLOYD, Rick, author. 1993. The structure of Wanka Quechua evidential categories.
FLOYD, Rick, author. 1996. "The radial structure of the Wanka reportative."
FLOYD, Rick, author. 1997. La estructura categorial de los evidenciales en el quechua wanka.
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FLOYD, Rick, author. 1999. The Structure of Evidential Categories in Wanka Quechua.
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Vernacular Publications
¿Imallash aycallash? = ¿Qué será? ¿Qué será?. 2002.
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Allicu mamanta casquipan. 2002.
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Atüpa mishqui tantiachicuynincuna. 2000.
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En las punas (Ulukunachu). 1993.
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Manual de análisis y composición de palabras para la cartilla de lectura Limayninchikkuna. 1984.
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