South Bolivian Quechua
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| South Bolivian Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Uralan Buliwya runasimi | |
| Spoken in | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile? |
| Ethnicity | Quechuas, Kolla |
| Native speakers | 3.7 million (date missing) |
| Language family |
Quechuan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | quh |
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 2,800,000 speakers in Bolivia and 860,000 in Argentina, and maybe 8,000 in Chile, making a total of 3,700,000.
[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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