Alternate Names: Daniel Carrion, Yanahuanca Pasco Quechua
Dialects: Many related Quechua dialects intersect here: Junín ,, Ambo-Pasco ,, Santa Ana de Tusi ,, Cajatambo ,, and Huamalies-Dos de Mayo Huanuco ,. Further intelligibility studies may be needed. A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,500 (1972 census), decreasing. 8,200 monolinguals.
Language Use: Home, community. Mainly adults. 12,300 also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 20%.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru