Quechuan languages - Wikipedia
WebDiverse Quechua regional dialects and languages had already developed in different areas, influenced by local languages, before the Inca Empire expanded and further promoted Quechua as the official language of the Empire.
Southern Quechua - Wikipedia
WebQullaw. Southern Quechua ( Quechua: Urin qichwa, Spanish: quechua sureño ), or simply Quechua ( Qichwa or Qhichwa ), is the most widely spoken of the major regional groupings of mutually intelligible dialects within the Quechua language family, with about 6.9 million speakers. [citation needed]
Kichwa language - Wikipedia
WebKichwa (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia , as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers. The most widely spoken dialects are Chimborazo, Imbabura and Cañar Highland Quechua, with most of the speakers.
Quechua | Language, Culture & History | Britannica
WebQuechua, South American Indians living in the Andean highlands from Ecuador to Bolivia. They speak many regional varieties of Quechua, which was the language of the Inca empire (though it predates the Inca) and which later became the lingua franca of the Spanish and Indians throughout the Andes.
Quechuan languages | Andean, Indigenous, South America
WebQuechuan languages, the languages of the former Inca Empire in South America and the principal native languages of the central Andes today. According to archaeological and historical evidence, the original languages were probably spoken in a small area in the southern Peruvian highlands until about.
Quechua languages - Omniglot
WebQuechua (Kechua / Runa Simi) The Quechuan languages are spoken in mainly in Peru, and also in Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. They belong to the Quechuan language family, and have a total of about 7.7. million speakers. In Ecuador varities of Quechua are known as Quichua.
Quechuan languages - Wikiwand
WebQuechua , usually called Runasimi in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Quechua was the main language family of the Inca Empire.
Quechuan languages - Wikiwand
WebSHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Quechua ( / ˈkɛtʃuə /, Spanish: [ ˈketʃwa] ), also called Runasimi ("people's language") in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes.
Quechua - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebQuechua, sometimes written Quichua or Ketchua, is a language spoken by 8 million people in the South American nations of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia. It was also the language of the ancient Inca Empire. It's part of the Quechuan languages family. It is the most-spoken Native American language in South America.
An Introduction To Quechua, One Of The World’s Most Widely …
WebSep 6, 2021 · An Introduction To Quechua, One Of The World’s Most Widely Spoken Indigenous Languages. Quechua is a macrolanguage with more than 10 million speakers in seven Latin American countries: Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Peru. By Adriana Jiménez. September 6, 2021.
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