Languages of Peru
Name↕ | Family↕ | Group↕ | Language↕ | Territory↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern | Aymaran A family that is well-known demographically and historically, the north branch suffered from the expansion of Quechua, while the south branch still has many speakers today. | Northern | Jaqaru | Yauyos |
Aymara | Southern | Aymara | Puno | — |
Dení-kulina | Arawan A small family with languages in Brazil and Peru. Some authors and scholars consider these languages related to Arawak. | Dení-kulina | Kulina | Ucayali |
Southwest | Southern | Southwest | Iñapari | Madre de Dios |
Madre de Dios | Mashko-Piro | Madre de Dios | — | — |
Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Loreto | Yine | Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Loreto | — | — |
Asháninca | Rural | Asháninca | Cuzco | — |
Cuzco | Asheninca | Cuzco | — | — |
Amuesha | Amuesha-Chamicuro | Amuesha | Cuzco | — |
Loreto | Chamicuro (†) | Loreto | — | — |
Bora | Bora-witoto Some scholars question whether the Bora languages and the Witoto languages form a single family due to the large diversity between the 2 groups. | Bora | Bora | Loreto |
Coixama | Witoto | Coixama | Loreto | — |
Amazonas Department | Meneca | Amazonas Department | — | — |
| — | Murui | — | — | |
| — | Nonuya | — | — | |
Cayahuita | Cahuapanas | Cayahuita | Loreto | — |
Candoshi | Candoshi-chirino | Candoshi | Loreto | — |
Amazonas, Cajamarca | Chirino (†) | Amazonas, Cajamarca | — | — |
Harákmbut | Harákmbut–Katukinan | Harákmbut | Madre de Dios River | — |
Cholón (†) | Hibito-Cholón | Cholón (†) | San Martín | — |
San Martín | Hibito (†) | San Martín | — | — |
Aguaruna | Chicham | Aguaruna | Aguaruna | Amazonas, Cajamarca, San Martín |
Achuar | Shuar-Huambisa | Achuar | Loreto | — |
Amazonas, Loreto | Huambisa | Amazonas, Loreto | — | — |
Pano | Pano-Tacanan One of the families with the most different languages in Peru. | Pano | Yaminawa | Amahuaca |
Ucayali | Cashinahua | Ucayali | — | — |
Arazaire (†) | Chacobo | Arazaire (†) | Cuzco | — |
Capanahua | Capanawa | Capanahua | Loreto | — |
Cashibo | Others | Cashibo | Ucayali, Huánuco | — |
Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali | Nahua | Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali | — | — |
Ese'ejja | Tacanan | Ese'ejja | Madre de Dios | — |
Peba (†) | Peba-Yaguan | Peba (†) | Loreto | — |
Quechua I | Quechuan These languages make a family of different languages, and not every variety of Quechua is known yet. | Quechua I | Central Quechua I | Quechua ancashino |
Junín | Quechua huanca | Junín | — | — |
Junín, Pasco | Quechua yaru | Junín, Pasco | — | — |
Quechua de Pacaraos | Peripheral Quechua I | Quechua de Pacaraos | Distrito de Pacaraos(Huaral) | — |
Quechua II-A | Quechua II | Quechua II-A | Quechua cajamarquino | Provincia de Cajamarca |
Distritos de Incahuasi y Cañaris | Quechua Incawasi-Cañaris | Distritos de Incahuasi y Cañaris | — | — |
Provincia de Yauyos | Quechua yauyino | Provincia de Yauyos | — | — |
Quechua chachapoyano | Quechua II-B | Quechua chachapoyano | Provincias de Chachapoyas y Luya | — |
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