Quechua

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Quechua is an indigenous language family of the central Andes, historically associated with the Inca Empire and still widely spoken across several South American countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean language
indigenous language
language family
alternativeName Runa Simi
linked to: Runasimi

Runasimi
culturalRegion Andean civilization
estimatedSpeakers over 7 million
geographicRegion Andes
Central Andes
linked to: Andes
hasDialect Ancash Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Ayacucho Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Bolivian Quechua
Cusco Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Imbabura Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Kichwa
hasFeature evidentiality
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural
suffixing morphology
three-vowel system
hasLoanwordsIn Spanish
historicallyAssociatedWith Inca Empire
influencedLanguage Spanish in the Andes
iso639-2Code que
iso639-5Code que
languageBranch Quechua I
linked to: Quechua

Quechua II
linked to: Quechua
languageFamily Quechuan languages
linked to: Quechua

Quechumaran (proposed)
languageFamilyCode qwe
languageStatus official language in Bolivia
official language in Peru
recognized language in Ecuador
morphologicalType agglutinative language
primaryWordOrder SOV
spokenIn Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
subgroup Central Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Northern Quechua
linked to: Quechua

Southern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
usedAs lingua franca of the Inca Empire
usedIn Andean oral literature
Andean ritual practices
traditional Andean music
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem Latin script

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Andes languageRegion Quechua
Peru officialLanguage Quechua
Quechua languageFamily Quechuan languages
linked to: Quechua
Quechua languageBranch Quechua I
linked to: Quechua
Quechua languageBranch Quechua II
linked to: Quechua
Quechua subgroup Central Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua subgroup Northern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua subgroup Southern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua hasDialect Cusco Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua hasDialect Ayacucho Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua hasDialect Ancash Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Quechua hasDialect Imbabura Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Bolivia officialLanguage Quechua
Kichwa languageFamily Quechuan languages
linked to: Quechua
Kichwa alternativeName Quichua
linked to: Quechua
Kichwa alternativeName Ecuadorian Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Kichwa closelyRelatedTo Southern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Kichwa closelyRelatedTo Quechua II languages
linked to: Quechua
Sacred Valley languageRegion Quechua
Lake Titicaca culturalRegion Quechua
Inca Empire commonLanguage Quechua
Rímac River hasNameEtymology Quechua language
linked to: Quechua
Voice of the Xtabay language Quechua
Inca Taqui language Quechua
Cusco recognizedLanguage Quechua
Arequipa regionalLanguage Quechua
Runasimi majorVariety Southern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Runasimi majorVariety Central Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Runasimi majorVariety Northern Quechua
linked to: Quechua
Runasimi languageBranch Quechua I
linked to: Quechua
Runasimi languageBranch Quechua II
linked to: Quechua
Iquitos regionalLanguages Quechua
Andean civilization usedLanguage Quechua languages
linked to: Quechua
Potosí hasOfficialLanguage Quechua
Pampas languageOrigin Quechua
Atahualpa nativeLanguage Quechua
Atahualpa languageSpoken Quechua
Manco Inca Yupanqui language Quechua
Bolivian Spanish influencedBy Quechua language
linked to: Quechua
Jaqaru hasNeighborLanguage Quechua