Also Known As:
Cusco Quechua, Qheswa, Quechua Cusco, Cusco-Collao
Dialects & Varieties
- Includes Puno
- Eastern Apurimac
- Noratheastern Arequipa
- and Moquegua Quechua
Recent Resources
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Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)
Bibliography of Locations:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Context:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)