Yaru Quechua
| Yaru Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Perú |
|
Native speakers
|
150,000 (partial count) (1993–1998) plus 20,000 Chaupihuaranga (1972 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: qva – Ambo-Pasco qur – Chaupihuaranga / Yanahuanca qxt – Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco qvn – North Junín |
| Glottolog |
yaru1256paca1245 (Pacaraos)
|
Yaru Quechua is a dialect cluster of Quechua, spoken in the Peruvian provinces of Pasco and Daniel Alcides Carrión and neighboring areas in northern Junín and Lima department.
The branch of Yaru which has been best described is Tarma Quechua, by Willem F. H. Adelaar in his 1977 Tarma Quechua: Grammar, texts, dictionary. Tarma Quechua is spoken in the districts of Tarma, Huaricolca, Acobamba, La Unión Leticia, Palca, Palcamayo, Tapo, Huasahuasi and San Pedro de Cajas; in the province of Tarma, in the Junin department, Peru.
...
Wikipedia