Cuzco Quechua language

Cuzco Quechua (Quechua: Qusqu qhichwa simi) is a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Cuzco and the Cuzco Region of Peru.

Cuzco Quechua
Qosqo runasimi
Native toPeru
Native speakers
(c. 1.5 million cited 1989–2002)
Quechuan
  • Quechua II
    • Southern Quechua
      • Cuzco Quechua
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
quz – Cusco
qve – Eastern Apurímac
Glottologcusc1236  Cusco
east2551  Eastern Apurímac
ELPCuzco Quechua

It is the Quechua variety used by the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua in Cuzco, 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.

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