Wanka Quechua

Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua language, spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín by the Huancas.

Wanka Quechua
Wanka Nunashimi
Native to	Perú
Native speakers	(Shawsha Wanka: 25,000 cited 1962 census)^[1] Waylla Wanka: 250,000 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Quechua Central (Quechua I) Wanka Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: qvw – Waylla Wanka qxw – Shawsha (Jauja) Wanka
Glottolog	jauj1237

Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua. It has about 300,000 speakers and three main dialects: Waylla Wanka in Huancayo and Chupaca provinces, Waycha Wanka in Concepción and Shawsha Wanka in Jauja. Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino, a native Wanka speaker, published the first Wanka grammar and dictionary in 1977.

References

1. Waylla Wanka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
   Shawsha (Jauja) Wanka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)