Also Known As:
Lamista, Lamista Quechua
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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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
44,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Negative
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:
Latin (Spanish based)
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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