Quechua, Lambayeque

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ferreñafe, Inkawasi-Kañaris Runashimi, Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris, Quechua de Lambayeque, Quechua of Incahuasi-Cañaris, Runa Shimi

Autonym

Linwaras

Population

20,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

Lambayeque region: Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; Cajamarca and Piura.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Incahuasi, Cañaris. Lexical similarity: 94% with Cajamarca Quechua [qvc]. A member of macrolanguage Quechua [que].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].