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. Its speakers are known as Lamistas or Kichwa-Lamista.
| 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 |
Lamas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).
Bibliography
edit- 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
edit- ^ Lamas Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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