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While the Aymara language here has a mainly communicative
function, the Quechua, as far as it is known,
is kept for ritual purposes in versified texts and dances
in the rural sector of Putre and Socoroma.
As Lehnert suggests:
"Currently, Quechua is spoken by some elders in
the area of Cupo-Turi y and by some residents in Toconce
and Estación San Pedro, as a result of the settling
of workers at both sides of the Chilean-Bolivian boundary."
Source: The Kunza language and
texts. Filology's notes. Antofagasta.
More information:
http://www-robotics.usc.edu/~barry/quechua/
http://www.unsaac.edu.pe/runasimi
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