Lowland Peruvian Quechua, orChachapoyas–Lamas Quechua, areQuechuan languages spoken in the lowlands of northernPeru. The two principal varieties are:

• Lamas Quechua, or San Martín Quechua (Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi), spoken inLamas Province ofSan Martín Region, as well as in some villages on theHuallaga River in theUcayali Region by some 15,000 people
• Chachapoyas Quechua or Amazonas Quechua, spoken inChachapoyas Province andLuya Province in theAmazonas 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 EcuadorianKichwa language varieties. It is much more conservative, however, in its morphology. For example, it has retained theinclusive/exclusive distinction for "we", which has been lost in all of the Ecuadorian Quechuan languages.

• 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

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