Wanka Quechua
Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua language, spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín by the Huancas.
| Wanka Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Wanka Nunashimi | |
| Native to | Perú |
Native speakers | (Shawsha Wanka: 25,000 cited 1962 census) Waylla Wanka: 250,000 (2002) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:qvw – Waylla Wankaqxw – Shawsha (Jauja) Wanka |
| Glottolog | jauj1237 |
Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua. It has about 300,000 speakers and three main dialects: Waylla Wanka in Huancayo and Chupaca provinces, Waycha Wanka in Concepción and Shawsha Wanka in Jauja. Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino, a native Wanka speaker, published the first Wanka grammar and dictionary in 1977.
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