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Cajamarca–Cañaris Quechua (locally called Kichwa or Runashimi like other Quechua varieties) is a branch of Quechua spoken in northern Peru consisting primarily of Cajamarca Quechua (Kashamarka AKA Linwa) and Lambayeque Quechua (AKA Ferreñafe Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) near the towns of Cajamarca and Cañaris in the Cajamarca and Lambayeque regions. Cajamarca and Lambayeque Quechua have 94% lexical similarity and are mutually intelligible.