Also Known As:
Quechua, Yauyos, Yauyos Kechua
Dialects & Varieties
- Huangascar-Topará Quechua
- Chocos Quechua
- Madeán
A Grammar of Yauyos Quechua
A Grammar of Yauyos Quechua
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<450
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"...all but the most elderly [are] fully bilingual in Spanish."
Location and Context
Countries
Peruvian Andes
Location Description
Province of Yauyos, Department of Lima
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
A grammar of the five souther dialects of Yauyos Quechua
Speakers of the Viñac dialect of Yauyos Quechua [qux] narrate a video showing scenes of the public m
Speakers of the Viñac dialect of Yauyos Quechua [qux] discuss the destruction of the village's forme