Cusco Quechua
| Cusco Quechua | |
|---|---|
| Qusqu runasimi | |
| Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (c. 1.5 million cited 1989–2002) |
Quechuan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:quz – Cuscoqve – Eastern Apurímac |
| Glottolog | cusc1236 Cuscoeast2551 Eastern Apurímac |
| ELP | Cuzco Quechua |
Quechua of Cusco is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Cusco Quechua (Quechua: Qusqu qhichwa simi) is a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Cusco and the Department of Cusco of Peru.
It is the Quechua variety used by the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua in Cusco, which also prefers the Spanish-based five-vowel alphabet. On the other hand, the official alphabet used by the ministry of education has only three vowels.