Cuzco Quechua language
Southern Quechua dialect of Cuzco, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cuzco Quechua (Quechua: Qusqu qhichwa simi) is a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Cuzco and the Cuzco Region of Peru.
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Cuzco Quechua | |
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Qosqo runasimi | |
Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (c. 1.5 million cited 1989–2002)[1] |
Quechuan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:quz – Cuscoqve – Eastern Apurímac |
Glottolog | cusc1236 Cuscoeast2551 Eastern Apurímac |
ELP | Cuzco Quechua |
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It is the Quechua variety used by the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua in Cuzco, which also prefers the Spanish-based five-vowel alphabet.[2] On the other hand, the official alphabet used by the ministry of education has only three vowels.[3]