Chachapoyas Quechua
Chachapoyas Quechua is a Quechuan language spoken in Peru, by about 7,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Chachapoyas or Amazonas Quechua is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas.
Chachapoyas Quechua is endangered, as hardly any children are now learning it. Conila is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak it.
Chachapoyas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).
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Words in Chachapoyas Quechua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | runa* | |
| name | Suti* | |
| eye | 5awi* | |
| ear | rinri* | |
| nose | sinka* | |
| tooth | kiru* | |
| tongue | kacu* | |
| hand | maki* | |
| blood | yawar* | |
| skin | kara* | |
| breast | CuCu* | |
| liver | 5ati* | |
| water | yaku* | |
| fire | nina* | |
| sun | inti* | |
| stone | rumi* | |
| mountain | urku* | |
| tree | kaspi* | |
| leaf | rapra* | |
| night | CiSi* | |
| dog | acku* | |
| fish | Cacwa* | |
| louse | usa* | |
| one | suk* | |
| two | iSkay* | |
| I | 5uka* | |
| you | kam* | |
| we | 5ukanCi* | |
| drink | upya* | |
| see | riku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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