Tags: Language.
Jaqaru (Haq’aru) is a language of the Aymara family. It is also known as Jaqi and Aru. It is spoken in the districts of Tupe and Catahuasi in the province of Yauyos within the Peruvian department of Lima. Most of the 2000 ethnic Jaqaru have migrated to Lima.Kawki a divergent dialect is spoken in the nearby communities of Cachuy Canchán Caipán and Chavín by a few elderly individuals (9 surviving in early 2005).
