Quechua, Panao Huánuco
A language of Peru
| Population | 50,000 (2002 SIL). 10,000 monolinguals. |
| Region | East central Huánuco Department. |
| Language map |
Peru, reference number 64 |
| Alternate names | Pachitea Quechua |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity 98% with Arequipa-La Unión [qxu], 96% with Cajatambo Quechua [qvl]. |
| 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: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1994–1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MEIER, Elke; WEBER, David J., editors. 2008. ACHKAY: Mito vigente en el mundo quechua.
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SMITH, Terrence, author. 2006. CON UN SOLO CORAZÓN: la vida de los quechuas de panao.
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SMITH, Terrence, author. 2006. With one heart: the Panao Quechua way of life.
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Vernacular Publications
Auquillunchicuna willapäcushan. 1996.
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Guía de lenguaje quechua para personal de salud: pequeño vocabulario de frases y palabras útiles. 1997.
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Runa shimita ligishun 1. 1995.
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Runa shimita ligishun 2. 1995.
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Runa shimita yachaćushun. 2002.
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