Lamas or San Martín Quechua (''Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi'') is a variety of
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
spoken in the provinces of
Lamas Lamas may refer to:
* the plural form of Lama, a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism.
Places
*Lamas Province, Peru
**Lamas District
** Lamas, Peru, the capital of Lamas Province and seat of Lamas District
*Lamas (Braga), a paris ...
in the
Peru
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vian region of
San Martin and in some villages on the river
Huallaga in the region of
Ucayali.
Lamas Quechua belongs to
Quechua II
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widel ...
, subgroup II-B (
Lowland Peruvian Quechua
Lowland Peruvian Quechua, or Chachapoyas–Lamas Quechua, are Quechuan languages spoken in the lowlands of northern Peru. The two principal varieties are:
*Lamas Quechua, or San Martín Quechua (''Lamista, Llakwash Runashimi''), spoken in Lamas ...
).
Bibliography
*Marinerell Park, Nancy Weber, Víctor Cenepo S. (1975): Diccionario Quechua de San Martín – Castellano y vice versa. Ministerio de educación del Perú
*Gerald Taylor (2006): Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas – Lamas – Castellano
References
Languages of Peru
Quechuan languages
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