Multilingualism on the North Coast of Peru: An Archaeological Perspective on Quingnam, Muchik, and Quechua Toponyms from the Nepeña Valley and its Headwaters

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  • Alexander Herrera Wassilowsky Universidad de los Andes

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https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v33i1.161-176

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multilingualism, historical linguistics, toponyms, archaeology, Muchik, Quingnam, Quechua, Ancash, Peru

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This paper presents and explores names of places pertaining to the southern
Yunga languages – Muchik or Quingnam – from the valley of Nepeña (Ancash, Peru). Toponyms include possible Quechua-Yunga compounds and, possibly Muchik-Quingnam hybrids. Their regional distribution is described and their temporal placement discussed. Archaeological data patterning, the location of sacred waka places, routes of interregional interaction and political developments are described. Enduring multilingualism – coupled with established oracular shrines – is put forward as an alternative to language replacement theories.

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2016-07-25

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