The Ancash Quechua varieties belong to the Quechua I branch of the
homonymous language family, belonging to a dialectal continuum extended in the central Peruvian Sierra from Ancash in the north to the provinces of
Castrovirreyna and
Yauyos in the south. Some varieties bordering this continuum partially share morphological characteristics that distinguish the Ancash group from the other central Quechua, so it is difficult to establish a discrete limit. Among these nearby varieties are the Quechua of
Bolognesi,
Ocros and
Cajatambo and that of the
Alto Marañón region in the
department of Huánuco. == See also ==