San Martín Quechua

llakwash runasimi

San Martín Quechua is a Quechuan language spoken in Peru, by about 15 thousand people. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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San Martín Quechua · 7.0°S 76.7°W

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, along with and Chachapoyas Quechua, make up the Lowland Peruvian subgroup of the Northern Quechua, or Kichwa ("Quechua II-B") language group.

From Wikipedia · Lamas Quechua · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in San Martín Quechua

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	runa*
name	Suti*
eye	5awi*
ear	rinri*
nose	sinka*
tooth	kiru*
tongue	Lakwa*
hand	maki*
blood	yawar*
bone	tuLu*
skin	kara*
knee	taba*
liver	5ati*
water	yaku*
fire	nina*
sun	inti*
star	luseru*
stone	rumi*
mountain	urku*
tree	kaspi*
leaf	panka*
night	tuta*
dog	aLku*
fish	CaLwa*
louse	usa*
one	suk*
two	iSkay*
I	5uka*
you	kan*
we	5ukanCikuna*