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.

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

Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Southern Quechua language
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Cusco Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Ayacucho Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Ancash Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Imbabura Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Bolivian Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Huallaga Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Huanca Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Chachapoyas Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: San Martín Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Yaru Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Cajamarca Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Lambayeque Quechua
Quechuan language family hasLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Santiago del Estero Quechua
Quechuan language family hasProtoLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Proto-Quechua
Chachani languageOfToponym Quechua
Cura Ocllo language Quechua
Neo-Inca State language Quechua
Huáscar languageSpoken Quechua
Vilcabamba languageUsed Quechua
Kuyaway language Quechua
Uyuni languageSpoken Quechua
Colchani hasLanguage Quechua
Junín recognizedLanguage Quechua
subject surface form: Junín Region
Oruro Department language Quechua
Ayacucho languageUsed Quechua
Siege of Callao hasLanguage Quechua
Cusi Rimay language Quechua
Sayri Túpac languageSpoken Quechua
Cauque relatedTo Quechua
this entity surface form: Quechua languages
Cauque relatedTo Quechua
subject surface form: Kawki
this entity surface form: Quechua languages
Andean languages hasMajorLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Cuzco Quechua
Andean languages hasMajorLanguage Quechua
this entity surface form: Southern Quechua