Did you know Cajamarca Quechua is threatened?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Quechua, Cajamarca, Cajamarca Quechua, Cajamarca Kechua,
CLASSIFICATION		Quechuan, Quechua IIC
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin (Spanish based)
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		qvc
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) This is one of the most archaic varieties of Quechua II. (Willem Adelaar personal communication)

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)” . Paul M. Lewis, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Negative
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities.
Scripts (Writing system): Latin (Spanish based)

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cajamarca region: Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western: Chetilla district, eastern: Porcón and Cajamarca Valley areas; La Libertad region: west bank of Río Marañon.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000?
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
30,000 population (2016).

DATE OF INFO: 2000

MORE ON VITALITY

"Relatively strong use in 8 to 10 communities. Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities due to secondary schools and gold mining in the area."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Negative

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Cajamarca Region, Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western dialect: Chetilla district, eastern dialect: Porcón and Cajamarca valley areas; small area of La Libertad Region, west bank of Rio Maranon."

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cajamarca

17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig		Dallas, Texas: SIL International		http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		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.	30,000?	2000	10000-99999	30,000 population (2016).	Spanish	Negative		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		"Relatively strong use in 8 to 10 communities. Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities due to secondary schools and gold mining in the area."		Peru	"Cajamarca Region, Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western dialect: Chetilla district, eastern dialect: Porcón and Cajamarca valley areas; small area of La Libertad Region, west bank of Rio Maranon."
	1976	Gramática quechua, Cajamarca-Cañaris	Gramática quechua, Cajamarca-Cañaris			Lima: Ministerio de Educación			Quesada, Félix	Quesada, Félix. 1976. Gramática quechua, Cajamarca-Cañaris. Lima: Ministerio de Educación.											Cajamarca	Peru
	2017	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 20th Edition (2017)		Paul M. Lewis, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com			30,000	2000	10000-99999		Spanish	Negative	Strong pressure from Spanish in all communities.	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12		Cajamarca region: Chetilla and Los Baños districts; western: Chetilla district, eastern: Porcón and Cajamarca Valley areas; La Libertad region: west bank of Río Marañon.	Peru		-7.158438,-78.512620;-7.142658,-78.651822;-7.165896,-78.462059;

Cajamarca Quechua

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Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

30,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

30,000?

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