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Quechua is the second language of Peru, in terms of number of speakers. It is the official language in areas where it is the dominant language, even though from a linguistic point of view, it's a family of related languages. (Ethnologue assigns separate language codes to more than 25 varieties of Quechua in Peru.)
The oldest written records of the language are by missionary Domingo de Santo Tomás, who arrived in Peru in 1538 and learned the language from 1540. He published his Grammatica o arte de la lengua general de los indios de los reynos del Perú (Grammar or Art of the General Language of the Indians of the Kingdoms of Peru) in 1560.
Cholón (Spanish: lengua cholona), also known as Seeptsá and Tsinganeses, is a language of Peru. It was spoken near Uchiza, [1] [2] from Tingo María to Valle in the Huallaga River valley of Huanuco and San Martín regions. [3] The language was previously thought to be extinct but a native speaker was discovered in 2021.
The Spanish language first arrived in Peru in 1532. During colonial and early republican times, the Spanish spoken colloquially in the coast and in the cities of the highland possessed strong local features, but as a result of dialect leveling in favor of the standard language, the language of urban Peruvians today is more or less uniform in pronunciation throughout most of the country. [5]
The Academia Peruana de la Lengua (Peruvian Academy of Language) is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Peru. It was founded in Lima on May 5, 1887. Its first elected president was Francisco García Calderón. The second president was Ricardo Palma.
The High Academy of the Quechua Language (Spanish: Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua; Quechua: Qheswa Simi Hamut'ana Kuraq Suntur/Qhichwa Simi Hamut'ana Kuraq Suntur), or AMLQ, is a Peruvian organization whose purpose is stated as the teaching, promotion, and dissemination of the Quechua language.
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 recognized by Peruvian law since 2010. [2]
Jaqaru or Jacaru is a language of the Aymaran family. [2] It is also known as Jaqi and Aru.It is spoken in the districts of Tupe and Catahuasi in Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru.