Alternate Names: Conchucos Quechua, Southern Conchucos Quechua
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Quechua ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 250,000 (1994 census), increasing. 80,000 monolinguals. L2 users: Health workers and teachers.
Language Use: Vigorous in most but not all communities. Spanish-speaking health workers and teachers learn Quechua to communicate. All domains, local administration, written and oral interpretation of Spanish [spa] in church, oral use in commerce labor relations, and health centers. Positive attitudes. 20 also use English [eng]. 170,000 also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Radio programs. TV. NT: 2002–2008.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Peru
Other Comments: Christian (Roman Catholic), traditional religion.