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Name: Yaru
Type: Language
Alternate Names: Quechua, North Junín; Tarma-Junín Quechua; Junín Quechua; North Junín Quechua; Northern Quechua; Chinchaysuyo; Junin; Junín-Lima Kechua; Tarma; Junín; Quechua (Tarma); Quechua (Junin); Quechua B; Quechua
Spoken in: Peru
Number of speakers: 60,000 (1998). 7,000 monolinguals (1972 census) (Ethnologue)
Number of speakers: 40000 (UNESCO)
Code: qvn
Code Standard: ISO 639-3
Documentation: SIL
Families: Quechuan
Parent Subgroup: Wankay; South Huancay; "Wankay" (wkny)

Endangerment Status


UNESCO Status: Severely endangered

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