Cajamarca Quechua is a variety of Quechua

Quechua languages

Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...

 spoken in the districts of Chetilla

Chetilla District

Chetilla District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.Along with Porcón and Los Baños del Inca but in contrast to the rest of the Cajamarca Region, Chetilla is traditional Quechua-speaking area. However, the Cajamarca Quechua is under strong pressure from...

, Baños del Inca

Los Baños del Inca District

Los Baños del Inca District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.. It is centred around a spa which uses the water from thermal springs.-References:...

 and Cajamarca

Cajamarca District

Cajamarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.-References:...

 (Porcón) in the Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian province of Cajamarca

Cajamarca Province

Cajamarca Province is a province of the Cajamarca Region in Peru.- Political division :The province measures and is divided into twelve districts:- References : Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. . Retrieved November 4, 2007....

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It was never spoken throughout the region, where other indigenous languages were spoken as well, e.g. Culle

Culle language

Culle , also known as Ilinga , is a poorly attested extinct language of northern Peru. It is the original language of the regions of La Libertad, Cajabamba, and Pallasca...

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Cajamarca Quechua is severely endangered, as hardly any children are now learning it.

Cajamarca Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup Yunkay and ist closest to Inkawasi-Kañaris

Inkawasi-Kañaris

Inkawasi-Kañaris is a variety of Quechua spoken in the districts of Incahuasi and Cañaris, Ferreñafe in the Peruvian region of Lambayeque.Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup Yunkay and is closest to Cajamarca Quechua.-Bibliography:...

. Félix Quesada published the first grammar and dictionary in 1976.

External links

• Pulla purishun: Academia Regional del Idioma kichwa variedad Cajamarca, ARIQC (German web server)
• Mushuq Tistamintu: The New Testament in Cajamarca Quechua (PDF)
• Mishki Rimay (Dulce Idioma): Dolores Ayay Chilón on Quechua and indigenous culture in the community of Porcón (in Quechua, Spanish subtitles)