Ancash Quechua
Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).
Classification
The Ancash Quech ...
''wayi'' house, "garden house", ''-n'' a
suffix
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, also spelled ''Moyahuain'') is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the
Wallanka
Huallanca (possibly from Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant ''(Opuntia subulata'')), also known as Burro ( Spanish for "donkey"), is a ) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Huallanca mountain range. Hu ...
mountain range in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
,
Bolognesi Province
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognes ...
Wallanka
Huallanca (possibly from Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant ''(Opuntia subulata'')), also known as Burro ( Spanish for "donkey"), is a ) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Huallanca mountain range. Hu ...
, west of Yana Pukyu (Quechua for "black spring").