Cuzco Quechua

 [también conocido como Cusco Quechua, Qheswa, Quechua Cusco]

Clasificación: Quechuan

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susceptible de extinción

Información del idioma

Cusco Quechua, Qheswa, Quechua Cusco, Cusco-Collao

Quechuan, Quechua II

Latin (Spanish-based)

ISO 639-3

quz

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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.)

The combination Cuzco-Collao (sometimes used for the name) implies the inclusion of Puno and eastern Arequipa Quechua, which are slightly different from Cuzco Quechua and carry a heavy substrate from Aymara (cf. ‘Northern Potosí Quechua’). If Northern Bolivian Quechua were not considered separate, it would be part of this cluster of varieties. (Willem Adelaar personal communication)

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