Qusqu-Qullaw (
Spanish also
Cusco-Collao) is a variety of the
Quechua language, spoken throughout southern
Peru (departments of
Cusco and
Puno),
Bolivia, and northern
Argentina. With about four million speakers, it is one of the largest dialects, along with
Ayacucho Quechua. The literary standard of
Southern Quechua is based on these two closely related Quechua varieties.
References
- Antonio Cusihuamán (1976): Diccionario Quechua Cuzco-Collao [- Castellano y vice versa]. Ministerio de educación del Perú