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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Peru > Quechua, Panao Huánuco

Quechua, Panao Huánuco

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3qxh

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

Smith, Terrence P. 1996. "Coca and the mountain: Observations into the worldview of the quechua of Panao."

Smith, Terrence, compiler. 1994. Alli rimay ashina (Un pequeño diccionario de palabras utiles en el quechua de Panao).

Smith, Terry P. 1998. "Observaciones sobre el Quechua de Panao: funciones discursivas de las cláusulas dependientes."

Smith, Terry P. 2006. CON UN SOLO CORAZÓN: la vida de los quechuas de panao.  Available online

Smith, Terry P. 2006. With one heart: the Panao Quechua way of life.  Available online

Weber, David J. and Elke Meier, editors. 2008. ACHKAY: Mito vigente en el mundo quechua.  Available online

Weber, David J., editor. 1987. Juan del Oso.  Available online

Weber, Diana. [1985]. Alphabetización en quechua.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Atogpa kwentukuna. 1986.  Available online

Auquillunchicuna willapäcushan. 1996.  Available online

Guía de lenguaje quechua para personal de salud: pequeño vocabulario de frases y palabras útiles. 1997.  Available online

Marikita. 1987.  Available online

Runa shimita ligishun 1. 1995.  Available online

Runa shimita ligishun 2. 1995.  Available online

Runa shimita yachaćushun. 2002.  Available online

Winchus. 1997.  Available online