Endangered Languages Project - Pacaraos Quechua

Pacaraos Quechua

^{[aka Quechua Pacaraos]}

Classification: Quechuan

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Quechua Pacaraos
CLASSIFICATION		Quechuan, Quechua I or IIA
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		qvp
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		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.) Willem Adelaar (personal communication): Highly archaic variety, difficult to classify.

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~35
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Pacaraos Quechua with only 35 speakers (1993) or rememberers.

DATE OF INFO: 1993

PLACES: Peru

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
900
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 1984

PLACES: Peru;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East central Lima region, Pacaraos village.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: East central Lima region, Pacaraos village.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
35
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
900

DATE OF INFO: 1992

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Mainly older adults.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Pacaraos (Lima region)

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LOCATION INFORMATION

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing