Peru has many languages in use, with its official languages being Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish has been in the country since it began being taught...
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Afro-Peruvians Asian Peruvians British Peruvian European Peruvians Indigenous peoples in Peru Languages of Peru Peruvian people Religion in Peru Roman Catholicism...
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The Indigenous languages of the Americas are the languages that were used by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas before the arrival of non-Indigenous...
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result, various Quechua languages are still widely spoken today, being co-official in many regions and the most spoken language in Peru, after Spanish. The...
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the endangered Jaqaru and Kawki languages of Peru. Hardman (1978) proposed the name Jaqi for the family of languages (1978), Alfredo Torero Aru 'to speak'...
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of Peruvians speak Quechuan languages, Aymara, or other Indigenous languages. This mixture of cultural traditions has resulted in a wide diversity of...
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Chimuan languages (see). In Peru, and further up in the Andes there were also numerous languages. Apart from Mochica and Cholón, the languages of northern...
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The Cahuapanan languages are a language family spoken in the Amazon basin of northern Peru. They include two languages, Chayahuita and Jebero, which are...
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Indigenous peoples of Peru or Indigenous Peruvians comprise a large number of ethnic groups who inhabit territory in present-day Peru. Indigenous cultures...
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a family of languages spoken in Bolivia, with Ese’ejja also spoken in Peru. It may be related to the Panoan languages. Many of the languages are endangered...
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Peruvian Sign Language (Spanish: Lengua de señas peruana, LSP) is a Peruvian language created and used by the Deaf community in Peru. It has been officially...
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American language spoken by the Witoto people, an indigenous group living in Colombia and in the neighbouring region of northern Peru. It is part of the Witotoan...
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influenced by Andean languages); the Northern form, in Trujillo, Chiclayo or Piura; and the Southern form. The majority of Peruvians speak this dialect...
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The moribund Hibito–Cholón or Cholónan languages form a proposed language family that links two languages of Peru, Hibito and Cholón. This family was believed...
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The Catacaoan languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are: Catacao or...
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Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes a large number of minor Amazonian languages) 0.7%, other 0.2% "Peru". Ethnologue. Archived from the...
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that built Tiwanaku. Remnants of Puquina can be found in the Quechuan and Spanish languages spoken in the south of Peru, mainly in Arequipa, Moquegua...
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Arauan, Arawán, Arawa, Arauán) is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil (Amazonas, Acre) and Peru (Ucayali). Jolkesky (2016) notes that there...
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another in a spirit of brotherhood. Jaqaru language Indigenous languages of the Americas Languages of Peru List of Spanish words of Indigenous American...
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The Sechura language, also known as Sek, is an extinct language spoken in the Department of Piura of Peru, near the port of Sechura. It appears to have...
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Urban, Matthias (2019). "The Tallán languages". Lost languages of the Peruvian north coast. Estudios Indiana. Berlin:...
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ragged and dirty. Like all languages that have a predominance in any particular region of Perú, Asháninka is an official language in the area in which it...
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Shipibo-Konibo) is a Panoan language spoken in Peru and Brazil by approximately 26,000 speakers. Shipibo is a recognized indigenous language of Peru. Shipibo has three...
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language spoken by approximately 50,000 people in the Amazon Basin, including the countries of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. It is the native language of...
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of them were not actually distinct languages, only an ethnic or regional name. Campbell & Grondona (2012:116–130) lists the following 395 languages of...
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list of cities in Peru by population. For metropolitan areas see List of metropolitan areas of Peru. List of metropolitan areas of Peru List of regions...
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Plautdietsch (redirect from Plautdietsch language)
begun colonies in the jungle of Peru. Plautdietsch-speaking communities in Latin America have mostly maintained their language, while also learning Standard...
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Quechua people (redirect from List of Quechua people)
refer to any of the Indigenous peoples of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru. Although most...
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Peruvian Spanish (Español peruano) is a family of dialects of the Spanish language that have been spoken in Peru since its introduction by Spanish conquistadors...
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and the Amazon rain forest are home to Peru's indigenous languages. The presence of Quechua and Aymara languages dominated in the Andean highlands. The...
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