Ancash Quechua
| Ancash Quechua | |
|---|---|
| qichwa, nuna shimi | |
| Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | (est. 700,000 cited 1994–2017) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:qwa – Corongoqwh – Huaylasqxn – Norte de Conchucosqws – Sihuasqxo – Sur de Conchucosqvh – Huamalíes y Norte de Dos de Mayo |
| Glottolog | huay1239 |
| ELP | Conchucos Quechua |
Ancash Quechua (Huaylas Ancash Quechua: qichwa [ˈqɛtʃ.wa], or less often nuna shimi), also Huaylay or Waylay in linguistic terminology, is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).