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Ancash Quechua
Quechua variety of Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).
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Ancash Quechua | |
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Huaylay, Waylay, Nunashimi | |
Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (est. 700,000 cited 1994–2017)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:qwa – Corongoqwh – Huaylasqxn – Norte de Conchucosqws – Sihuasqxo – Sur de Conchucosqvh – Huamalíes y Norte de Dos de Mayo |
Glottolog | huay1239 |
ELP | Conchucos Quechua |
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