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Santiago del Estero Quichua or Santiagueño Quechua (Santiagen Quichua) is a vulnerable dialect of Southern Quechua spoken by approximately 60,000 people in Argentina.[1] It is primarily spoken in the Santiago del Estero province, but long-standing internal migration has also increased its presence in different provinces of northeastern Argentina (particularly Chaco and Salta) and in the Buenos Aires province.[1] Its speakers are known as quichuistas, and as of 2000 there were no known monolinguals, meaning every speaker was bilingual.[1]
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Santiagueño Quechua | |
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Runa Simi | |
Pronunciation | ['ɾuna 'simi] |
Region | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
Native speakers | 60,000 (2000)[1] |
Quechuan
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Standard forms |
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Latin script (Santiagueño Quechua alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Santiago del Estero |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | qus |
Glottolog | sant1432 |
Approximate extension in Santiago del Estero (in blue). | |
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It is 81% similar to other Quechuan languages.[1] It is the seventh-most widely spoken language in Argentina behind Spanish, Italian, Levantine Arabic, South Bolivian Quechua, Standard German, and Mapudungun.[citation needed] It is the third most widely spoken indigenous language in the region.[citation needed]
There is a chair at the National University of Santiago del Estero dedicated to its study and preservation. There are radio programs to promote it, and it is currently taught at some Santiagueño schools and by various language institutes throughout Argentina.[1][2]
The first modern descriptive grammar was published in 2001 by Jorge Alderetes. Its study dates from colonial times