Also Known As:
Quechua ancashino, Ancash Quechua
Dialects & Varieties
- The question of how to distinguish between entities that are dialects of a single language vs. those that are separate languages is particularly serious in the case of Quechuan languages and dialects
- and much work remains to be done. Though it is well-known and very clear that there are a number of distinct languages in the Quechuan complex
- some very distinct
- the tendency to consider them all merely dialects of “Quechua” persists in many circles. (Cerrón-Palomino 1987.)
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60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
336,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)
Bibliography of Locations:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Context:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)