Quechua, Chincha
A language of Peru
| Population | 6,000 (2000 SIL). |
| Region | Northeast Chincha Province, Ica; northwest Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica; southeast Yauyos Province, Lima. |
| Classification | Quechuan, Quechua II, A A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru). |
| Language use | Official language. Mainly older adults. Separate identity from Wanka, Junin, and Ayacucho Quechua. Some have contact with Jaqaru [jqr]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. |
| Comments | A highly differentiated linguistic area with many one-village varieties. SOV. |
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