Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Huaylas , and Sihuas , Quechua. Some contact with Sihuas, Northern Conchucos ,, and Huaylas by road. A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. 1,700 monolinguals (2000 SIL).
Language Use: Family, community. Mainly older adults. 2,300 also use Spanish [spa]. Mainly young.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Grammar.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru
Other Comments: Separate identity from Sihuas, Northern Conchucos, and Huaylas. Christian.