| Yaru Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Kichwa | |
| Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (90,000 cited 1993–2017)[1] plus 20,000 Chaupihuaranga (1972 census, decreasing)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:qva – Ambo-Pascoqur – Chaupihuaranga / Yanahuancaqxt – Santa Ana de Tusi Pascoqvn – North Junín |
| Glottolog | yaru1256paca1245 Pacaraos |
| ELP | Yaru Quechua |
Yaru Quechua is adialect cluster ofQuechua, spoken in the Peruvian provinces ofPasco andDaniel Alcides Carrión and neighboring areas in northernJunín andLima department.
The branch of Yaru which has been best described is Tarma Quechua, by Willem F. H. Adelaar in his 1977Tarma Quechua: Grammar, texts, dictionary. Tarma Quechua is spoken in the districts of Tarma, Huaricolca, Acobamba, La Unión Leticia, Palca, Palcamayo, Tapo, Huasahuasi and San Pedro de Cajas in Junín region, Peru.[2] (SeeNorth Junín Quechua.)
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