South Bolivian Quechua

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South Bolivian Quechua
Uralan Buliwya runasimi
Spoken in	Argentina, Bolivia
Total speakers	3,637,500
Language family	Quechuan Quechua II C South Bolivian Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	que
ISO 639-3	quh
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South Bolivian Quechua, also known as Central Bolivian Quechua, is a variety of Southern Quechua, spoken mainly in Bolivia and belonging to Qusqu-Qullaw Quechua. It is also spoken in Argentina, where it is also known as Colla. There are 2,782,500 speakers in Bolivia and 855,000 in Argentina, making a total of 3,637,500.

[edit] Dialects

• Chuquisaca dialect (Bolivia)
• Cochabamba dialect (Bolivia)
• Northwest Jujuy dialect (Argentina)
• Oruro dialect (Bolivia)
• Potosí dialect (Bolivia)
• Sucre dialect (Bolivia)

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