Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua

Quechua languages

Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...

 language, spoken in the southern part of Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian region of Junín

Junín Region

Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...

. It was the language of the Huancas, who spoke it long before the Incas ina Cusco

Cusco

Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...

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Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua

Ancash Quechua

Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay, is a Quechua variety with a number of dialects, spoken in the department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I .-External links:...

. It has about 300,000 speakers and three main dialects: Waylla Wanka in Huancayo

Huancayo

Huancayo with a rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. It is located in Junín Province, of which it is also capital. Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of 377,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the...

 and Chupaca provinces, Waycha Wanka in Concepción

Concepción Province, Peru

Concepción Province is one of nine provinces in the Junín Region in central Peru. Its capital is Concepción.Notable sites include El convento de Ocopa, which contains a vast library and artefacts that were acquired from the first Spanish expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.-Political...

 and Shawsha Wanka in Jauja

Jauja

Jauja is a city and capital of Jauja Province in Peru. It is situated in the fertile Mantaro Valley, to the northwest of Huancayo , at an altitude of . Its population according to the 2007 census was 16,424....

. Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino

Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino

Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino is a Peruvian linguist who has crucially contributed to the investigation and development of the Quechua language. He has also made outstanding contributions to the study of the Aymara, Mochica and Chipaya languages.- Biography :He pursued his first degree at the...

, a native Wanka speaker, published the first Wanka grammar and dictionary in 1977.