Alto Marañón Quechua

 [aka Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua, Upper Marañón Quechua]

Classification: Quechuan

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Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua, Upper Marañón Quechua

Quechuan, Quechua I

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ISO 639-3

qvm

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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.)

Alto Marañón Quechua [qvm] is sometimes listed as an alternate name of Alto Huallaga [qub], as both are Ap-am-ah Central Quechuan languages. However, according to some linguists the two are different languages, and according to others they are dialects.

This area corresponds to the Upper Marañón Valley in southwestern Huánuco; this variant should be close to Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua (Willem Adelaar personal communication).

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