Quechua, North Junín

QVN

threatened

Alternate Names: Junín Quechua, Tarma-Junín Quechua

Dialects: 2 dialects in Tarma Province which differ from Junín town variety. Lexical similarity: 97% with Cajatambo ,, 96% with Arequipa-La Unión Quechua ,. A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.

Genealogy:

Quechuan
Central Quechua
Wankay

Demographics: 60,000 (1998). 7,000 monolinguals (1972 census).

Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997–2008.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Peru