Lowland Peruvian Quechua

Lowland Peruvian Quechua
Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua
Native to	Peru
Native speakers	(22,000 cited 2000–2003)[1]
Language family	Quechuan Quechua II Northern Lowland Peruvian Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: qvs – Lamas (San Martín) quk – Chachapoyas qup – Southern Pastaza Quechua
Glottolog	sanm1289  Lamas chac1250  Chachapoyas sout2990  Southern Pastaza Quechua
ELP	Chachapoyas Quechua San Martín Quechua

Lowland Peruvian Quechua, or Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua, are Quechuan languages spoken in the lowlands of northern Peru. The two principal varieties are:

• Lamas Quechua, or San Martín Quechua (Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi), spoken in Lamas Province of San Martín Region, as well as in some villages on the Huallaga River in the Ucayali Region by some 15,000 people
• Chachapoyas Quechua or Amazonas Quechua, spoken in Chachapoyas Province and Luya Province in the Amazonas Region by some 7000 people

Few children are learning Chachapoyas Quechua. Conila is said to be the last village where children are able to speak it.

Lowland Peruvian Quechua is similar in pronunciation to some of the Ecuadorian Kichwa language varieties. It is much more conservative, however, in its morphology. For example, it has retained the inclusive/exclusive distinction for "we", which has been lost in all of the Ecuadorian Quechuan languages.

References

1. Lamas (San Martín) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Chachapoyas at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Southern Pastaza Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Bibliography

• Gerald Taylor, 2006. Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas-Lamas (– Castellano)
• Marinerell Park, Nancy Weber, Víctor Cenepo S. 1975. Diccionario Quechua de San Martín – Castellano y vice versa. Ministerio de educación del Perú