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Runasimi

Peruvian Quechua
  • Global speakers: 7,735,620
  • Glottocode: quec1387
  • ISO 639-3: que
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In addition to the largest number of speakers of Ecuadorian Kichwa in different parts of the metro area, there are also smaller communities speaking other varieties of Quechua from Peru and Bolivia, with dialects not necessarily differentiated strictly by country. ELA has worked with the New York Quechua Initiative to present classes taught by Brooklyn-based Peruvian Quechua speaker Elva Ambia. Another community institution, based in Queens, is the Sisa Pakari Cultural Center, and there are speakers as well within the significant Peruvian communities of New Jersey.
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