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In order to facilitate access to State services in the mother tongue of the user citizenry, the Ministry of Culture, in the framework of a joint effort with the Judiciary, provided technical assistance in the process of implementing signage in the native languages Aymara and Quechua, in 22 judicial headquarters of the Superior Court of Justice of the Puno region.
The translation of the signage signs in the native languages was carried out by translators of the Quechua and Aymara languages, who are registered in the National Registry of Interpreters and Translators of Indigenous Languages (ReNITLI) of the Ministry of Culture with the aim of promoting the appreciation and recognition of indigenous languages. as part of the identity of the indigenous or original peoples of Peru.
In terms of signage, to date and thanks to the technical assistance of the Directorate of Indigenous Languages, there are more than 2000 bilingual and/or multilingual terms, installed in the common spaces of entities in the regions of Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ancash and Ucayali.
In the case of Puno, around 1540 signs in Aymara and Quechua were installed in 22 judicial headquarters in 13 provinces of the region, so that speakers of an indigenous or native language can access public services where their cultural and linguistic characteristics are respected.
Puno is the region with the most widely spoken Andean language in the country: the Quechua language, and Juliaca is the second district with the most Quechua speakers nationwide, with 78,643 people. Ilave, meanwhile, is the district with the most Aymara speakers nationwide: 34,010. About 68.8% of citizens in the highlands speak an indigenous language.
The Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Puno and the Directorate of Indigenous Languages of the Ministry of Culture participated in this important activity, in order to contribute to the implementation of the provisions of article 19 of the Regulations of Law No. 29735, Law that regulates the use, preservation, development, recovery, promotion and dissemination of the indigenous or original languages of Peru and the National Policy on Native Languages. Oral Tradition and Interculturality (PNLOTI).
In addition, and in order to guarantee linguistically and culturally relevant care, in coordination with the Directorate of Indigenous Languages, 2 training courses have been developed in indigenous or native languages Aymara and Quechua, aimed at more than 180 judicial public servants of the Superior Court of Puno.
The Ministry of Culture, within the framework of the articulated work, will continue with technical assistance to this entity with a view to the implementation of the service windows in indigenous or native languages in its judicial headquarters. Likewise, for the development of courses in the Quechua and Aymara languages, at an intermediate level.
"Guide for Signage Implementation
It should be noted that the Ministry of Culture makes available to citizens the "Guide for the implementation of signage in indigenous or native languages in the institutions that provide public services in Peru", so that the more than 4 million speakers of an indigenous or native language can access services where their cultural and linguistic characteristics are respected.
The guide, which can be downloaded here, describes in an easy and simple way the actions that institutions must follow to carry out for an adequate implementation of signage in indigenous or native languages. This makes it possible to visualize and promote the use of linguistic signs and symbols that provide information or instructions to direct or guide the actions of citizens during access to a public service.
