Ayak and Leni Are Both Citizens of Peru

question 73

Multiple Choice

Ayak and Leni are both citizens of Peru. Ayak speaks Quechua and Leni speaks Aymara, both languages native to Peru but mutually unintelligible. If Ayak meets Leni they will speak in Spanish, which came with the colonial conquest. Spanish is an example of

• A)a dialect
• B)a lingua franca
• C)an universal language
• D)a hybrid language
• E)cultural syncretism