Lamas 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
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 II Northern Lowland Peruvian Lamas Quechua
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

• 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