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ISO 639-3 · quyquy
Quechua family

Ayacucho Quechua

Chanka runasimi

Ayacucho Quechua is a language of the Southern Quechua branch (Quechua), spoken in Peru. Wikidata counts about 918,200 speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “dialect of the Southern Quechua language”.

3 · Wider CommunicationLatn918,200
At a glance
ISO 639-3
quy
Glottocode
ayac1239
Family
Quechua
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameAyacucho Quechua · Chanka runasimi
Also calledChanca, Chanka
All speakers918,200 (2000)
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this level
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