South Bolivian Quechua
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South Bolivian Quechua, also known as Central Bolivian Quechua, is a variety of Southern Quechua
, spoken mainly in Bolivia
and belonging to Qusqu-Qullaw
Quechua. It is also spoken in Argentina
, where it is also known as Colla. There are 2,800,000 speakers in Bolivia and 860,000 in Argentina, and maybe 8,000 in Chile
, making a total of 3,700,000.
Southern Quechua
Southern Quechua , or only Quechua, is the most widely spoken of the major regional groupings of mutually intelligible dialects within the Quechua language family, with about 5 million speakers...
, spoken mainly in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and belonging to Qusqu-Qullaw
Qusqu-Qullaw
Qusqu-Qullaw is a variety of the Quechua language family, spoken throughout southern Peru , Bolivia, and northern Argentina, including the prestige dialect of Cusco Quechua. With about four million speakers, it is one of the largest dialects, along with Ayacucho Quechua...
Quechua. It is also spoken in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, where it is also known as Colla. There are 2,800,000 speakers in Bolivia and 860,000 in Argentina, and maybe 8,000 in Chile
Chilean Quechua
Chilean Quechua is Quechua as spoken in northern Chile. It may be South Bolivian Quechua.-External links:***...
, making a total of 3,700,000.
Dialects
- Chuquisaca dialect (Bolivia)
- Cochabamba dialect (Bolivia)
- Northwest Jujuy dialect (Argentina)
- Oruro dialect (Bolivia)
- Potosí dialect (Bolivia)
- Sucre dialect (Bolivia)