Endangered Languages Project - Lambayeque Quechua

Lambayeque Quechua

^{[aka Ferreñafe Quechua, Cañaris-Incahuasi, Cañaris Quechua]}

Classification: Quechuan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ferreñafe Quechua, Cañaris-Incahuasi, Cañaris Quechua
CLASSIFICATION		Quechuan, Quechua II
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin (Spanish-based)
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		quf
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		The question of how to distinguish between entities that are dialects of a single language vs. those that are separate languages is particularly serious in the case of Quechuan languages and dialects, and much work remains to be done. Though it is well-known and very clear that there are a number of distinct languages in the Quechuan complex, some very distinct, the tendency to consider them all merely dialects of “Quechua” persists in many circles. (Cerrón-Palomino 1987.)

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)” . Paul M. Lewis, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1998

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin (Spanish-based)

PLACES: Peru

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

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 1998 (SIL)

PLACES: Peru;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Lambayeque Region, Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; adjacent areas of Cajamarca and Piura.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Lambayeque Region, Inkawasi, Kañaris, and Miracosta districts; Penachí and Santa Lucía communities; adjacent areas of Cajamarca and Piura.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-7.1772,-78.673

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing