Quechua

E3862

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.

All labels observed (34)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean language
indigenous language
language family
alternativeName Runasimi
surface form: Runa Simi

Runasimi
culturalRegion Andean civilization
estimatedSpeakers over 7 million
geographicRegion Andes
Andes
surface form: Central Andes
hasDialect Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ancash Quechua

Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ayacucho Quechua

Bolivian Quechua
Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cusco Quechua

Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imbabura 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quechua I

Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quechua II
languageFamily Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quechuan languages

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 Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Quechua

Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Quechua

Quechua self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southern 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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Referenced by (351)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Collasuyu languageUsed Quechua
Cuntisuyu nameLanguage Quechua
Maras languageUsed Quechua
Huancavelica languageUsed Quechua
Quechua people ethnicity Quechua
Quechua people language Quechua
this entity surface form: Quechua language
Upper Peru indigenousPeoples Quechua
Isla del Sol languageUsed Quechua
Junín Region language Quechua
Pasco Region languageUsed Quechua
indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Quechua
subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Atacameño relatedGroups Quechua
northern Peru hasIndigenousLanguages Quechua
subject surface form: Northern Peru
Capitol L-244 language Quechua
Ripui (Farewell) hasLanguage Quechua
Pachamama languageOfName Quechua
Saramama language Quechua
this entity surface form: Quechua (likely)
Taita Inty language Quechua
Taita Inty titleLanguage Quechua
Taita Inty vocalLanguage Quechua
historic centre of Cusco languageUsed Quechua
subject surface form: Historic Centre of Cusco
southeastern Peru hasIndigenousPeoples Quechua
subject surface form: Southeastern Peru
Ataypura language Quechua
Aytapec language Quechua
Pichu Pichu nameLanguage Quechua
Colca Canyon (nearby attraction) languageSpokenInVillages Quechua
subject surface form: Colca Canyon
Quechuan language family languageBranch Quechua
this entity surface form: Quechua I
Quechuan language family languageBranch Quechua
this entity surface form: Quechua II
Quechuan language family hasSubgroup Quechua
this entity surface form: Central Quechua
Quechuan language family hasSubgroup Quechua
this entity surface form: Southern Quechua