Languages of Peru
The Many Languages of Peru |
SpanishPeru's official language is non surprisingly Spanish, which is part of the Romance branch, which derives itself from the Indo-European branch. Other main languages also involve Quechua and Aymara. Spanish derives from the evolution of Vulgar Latin. Modern Spanish arose during the reconquering of Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. It originated in the southwest region of Europe, the Iberian Peninsula. In the 6th Century, the Iberians mixed with the Celts, nomadic people from central Europe; in the 9th Century, the place became known as Hispaniola with the inhabitants learning Latin. The Roman Latin language fused together with the language of the Celt-Iberians, it created a language which was part of Vulgar Latin. The Spanish language added parts of different languages from places they were influenced by since they were conquered by different empires throughout the years. The Spanish in Peru, from the time that the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru, there were minor changes. Such as their pronunciation with the “c” , “z” and “th” sounds.” They also use different words that replaces Spanish words such as “chibolo” which replaces “muchacho”(boy).
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Info on the 140 individual languages. |
Out of the 140 languages:
93 are living 11 are extinct Of the living languages: 7 are institutional 35 are developing 5 are vigorous 31 are in trouble 15 are dying. Statistics from Ethnologue: Languages of the World |