Chachapoyas Quechua

Chachapoyas or Amazonas Quechua is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas.

Chachapoyas Quechua
Amazonas Quechua
Native to	Perú
Native speakers	7,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Quechua Quechua II Northern Lowland Peruvian Chachapoyas Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	quk
Glottolog	chac1250
ELP	Chachapoyas Quechua

Chachapoyas Quechua is critically endangered, as hardly any children are now learning it. Conila is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak it.

Chachapoyas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).

Bibliography

• Gerald Taylor, 2006. Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas-Lamas (– Castellano)

References

1. Chachapoyas Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)