Lamas Quechua
Lamas or San Martín Quechua (Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi) is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Lamas in the Peruvian region of San Martin and in some villages on the river Huallaga in the region of Ucayali.
| Lamas Quechua | |
|---|---|
| San Martín Quechua | |
| Native to | Perú |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2000)[1] |
Quechua
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qvs |
| Glottolog | sanm1289 |
| ELP | San Martín Quechua[2] |
Lamas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).
Bibliography
- Marinerell Park, Nancy Weber, Víctor Cenepo S. (1975): Diccionario Quechua de San Martín – Castellano y vice versa. Ministerio de educación del Perú
- Gerald Taylor (2006): Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas – Lamas – Castellano
References
- Lamas Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for San Martín Quechua.
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