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About Quechua
Quechua was the language of the Inca Empire and has many regional varieties.
Speakers
10+ million
Language Family
Quechuan
Writing System
Latin alphabet
Difficulty
Hard
Spoken in
Why Learn Quechua?
Quechua connects to Andean culture and Machu Picchu heritage.
Common Quechua Words
Start your Quechua journey with these essential words and phrases.
Allillanchu
Hello/How are you?
ah-yee-YAHN-choo
Añay
Thank you
ah-NYAY
Arí
Yes
ah-REE
Mana
No
MAH-nah
Yaku
Water
YAH-koo
Mikhuna
Food
mee-KHOO-nah
Kuyay
Love
KOO-yay
Tupananchikkama
Goodbye
too-pah-nahn-CHEEK-kah-mah
Wasi
House
WAH-see
Ñuqa
I/Me
NYOO-kah
Inti
Sun
EEN-tee
Pacha
Earth/World/Time
PAH-chah
History of Quechua
Quechua originated in central Peru and spread as the administrative language of the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). Spanish colonizers used it as a lingua franca for evangelization, ironically helping its spread. Despite colonial suppression, Quechua survived and is now co-official in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It's the most spoken indigenous language family in the Americas.
Is Quechua Hard to Learn?
Quechua is agglutinative with complex suffix systems that modify meaning. It has three-way evidentiality marking (how you know something). Word order is flexible but suffixes are crucial. The phonology includes ejective consonants unfamiliar to English speakers.
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