Lamas Quechua (original) (raw)

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Quechua variety of Peru

Lamas Quechua
San Martín Quechua
Native to Peru
Region Lamas province, Department of San Martín
Ethnicity Kichwa-Lamista people
Native speakers (15,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family Quechua Quechua IINorthernLowland PeruvianLamas Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3 qvs
Glottolog sanm1289
ELP San Martín 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. Its speakers are known as Lamistas or Kichwa-Lamista.

Lamas Quechua, along with and Chachapoyas Quechua, make up the Lowland Peruvian subgroup of the Northern Quechua, or Kichwa ("Quechua II-B") language group.

  1. ^ Lamas Quechua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)