- Quechuan languages are a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes12. The most widely spoken varieties of Quechuan languages are Huaylas, Huaylla Wanca, and Conchucos1. The Quechuan languages are divided into two groups: Quechua I or Quechua B, aka Central Quechua or Waywash, and Quechua II or Quechua A or Peripheral Quechua or Wanp'una1. Southern Quechua is the most widely spoken Quechua language, with about 6.9 million speakers2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
Torero classifies them as the following:
- Quechua I or Quechua B, aka Central Quechua or Waywash, spoken in Peru's central highlands and coast. The most widely spoken varieties are Huaylas, Huaylla Wanca, and Conchucos.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechuan_languagesQuechua may refer to:
- Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
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See all on WikipediaQuechua , 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. Derived from a common ancestral "Proto-Quechua" language, it is today the most widely spoken pre-Columbian … See more
Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the Inca Empire. The Inca were one among many peoples in present-day Peru … See more
There are significant differences among the varieties of Quechua spoken in the central Peruvian highlands and the peripheral varieties … See more
The description below applies to Cuzco Quechua; there are significant differences in other varieties of Quechua.
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Quechua is an agglutinating language, meaning that words are built up from basic roots followed by … See moreIn 1975, Peru became the first country to recognize Quechua as one of its official languages. Ecuador conferred official status on the language in its 2006 constitution, and in … See more
Quechua has been written using the Roman alphabet since the Spanish conquest of Peru. However, written Quechua is rarely … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WEB6 days ago · Quechua, South American Indians living in the Andean highlands from Ecuador to Bolivia. They speak many regional varieties …
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 …
WEBArticle History. Key People: Paul Rivet. Related Topics: Quechumaran languages. Quechuan languages, the languages of the former Inca Empire in South America and …
WEBSHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Quechua ( / ˈkɛtʃuə /, Spanish: [ ˈketʃwa] ), also called Runasimi ("people's language") in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that …
WEBQuechua , usually called Runasimi in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Quechua …
WEBJul 30, 2014 · The Quechuan language family comprises a large number of local varieties, traditionally referred to as dialects. The Aymaran language family comprises two distinct …
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