quy ISO 639

Chanka runasimi, Runasimi Autonyms

Ayacucho Quechua

Ayacucho Quechua is a language of wider communication that originated in Peru. It belongs to the Quechuan language family and is part of the Quechua macrolanguage. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is taught as a subject of instruction in education.

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It belongs to the Quechuan language family.