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Quechua, Southern Conchucos Ancash

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3: qxo

Population	250,000 (1994 census), increasing. 80,000 monolinguals.
Region	East Ancash Department, Chavín to San Luis to Llamellín; northwest Huánuco Department: Huacaybamba, Huacrachuco, San Buenaventura, and Pinra districts, much of southern Marañon Province.
Language map	Peru, reference number 76
Alternate names	Conchucos Quechua, Southern Conchucos Quechua
Dialects	Related to Northern Conchucos [qxn], Huamalíes [qvh], Huaylas [qwh].
Classification	Quechuan, Quechua I A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que] (Peru).
Language use	Official language. Vigorous in most but not all communities. Spanish-speaking health workers and teachers learn Quechua in order to communicate. All domains, local administration, written and oral interpretation of Spanish used in church, oral use in commerce and labor relations, used at health centers. Positive attitude. Also use some Spanish [spa]. Possibly 20 individuals also use some English [eng].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio programs. TV. NT: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Agriculturalists. Christian, syncretism, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Easthouse, Linda O. 1996. "Education in South Conchucos Quechua."

Easthouse, Linda Orr. 2003. Becoming bilingual is a way of life.  

Hintz, Daniel J. 2008. Aspect and aspectual interfaces in South Conchucos Quechua: The emergence of grammatical systems.

Hintz, Diane M. 2003. "La pragmática del orden de las palabras en el quechua del sur de conchucos."

Hintz, Diane M. 2003. "Pragmatics of word order in South Conchucos Quechua."

Hintz, Diane M. 2003. Word order in South Conchucos Quechua.

Hintz, Diane M. 2006. "Stress in South Conchucos Quechua: a phonetic and phonological study."

Hintz, Diane M. 2007. "Duplicación de patrones discursivos: empleo del perfecto en el castellano que está en contacto con el quechua."

Hintz, Diane M. 2007. Past tense forms and their functions in South Conchucos Quechua: time, evidentiality, discourse structure and affect.  

Stewart, Anne M. 1984. "New approaches to coping with stress: a case study in Conchucos Quechua."

Stewart, Anne M. 1984. "Why -skI? A study of verbal aspect in Conchucos Quechua."

Stewart, Anne M. 1988. "Switch-reference in Conchucos Quechua."

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

Vernacular Publications

Achachaypa tifoydeya qeshya. 1992.  

Alïchu mamanta llullapan. 2000.

Alli cawacushun. 1994.  

Atog übacunawan. 2000.

Cachitupog runa. 1994.  

Chacushun. 1996.  

Cuchpa shamun. 1992.

El sueño de Margarita. n.d.

Escuëlachö cantacurishun. 1997.

Ichic curu. 1994.  

Imatäshi callä, vol 1. 1999.  

Interesädu chölu. 1992.  

Jampicogcuna quechuachö tapunanpä libru (Guia de lenguaje quechua para personal de salud) [and] Oeqyeño vocabulario de frases y palabras útiles; Quechua del Sur de Conchucos. 2009.  

Juc rïcu runa törunta ograngan (Un cuento de Huaripampa, San Marcos). 1994.

Locuyashga töru. 1996.  

Mallagashga atog. 1992.  

Martïchu. 1992.  

Mishi pichuychancawan. 2000.

Mishi ucushwan. 2000.

Mucashun. 1996.  

Murushun (Sembremos: Lecturas en el quechua del Sur de Conchucos para los grados tercer y cuarto de educación primaria). 1997.

Panchu escuelaman yaycungan. 1992.  

Quechuantsicta liyishun: cuentucuna. 2002.  

Quechuata liyiyta yachacushun. 2001.  

Quechwantsic liyiyta yachacushun. 1994.

Quechwata liyiyta yachacushun. 1994.

Quiquinpa callpanwan. 2000.

Rachac parlan atogcuruwan. 2000.

Rucu säpu rogru. 2000.

Suwacog allgu. 2000.

Tayta Dyusmi llapan imaycata camargan. 1994.

Trabyësu wamracuna. 2000.

Wactsa chacwan. 1994.