Quechua

Quechua is a native American language spoken by 8 million people in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. Quechua was the language of the Inca empire which was destroyed by the Spanish in the 16th century.

Map of Quechua language speakers.

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Basic stats

Total speakers: 10.4 million

Main Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

ISO 639-3 Code: que

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Language Sample

Tukuy kay pachaman paqarimujkuna libres nasekuntu tukuypunitaj kikin obligacionesniycjllataj, jinakamalla honorniyojtaj atiyniyojtaj, chantaqa razonwantaj concienciawantaj dotasqa kasqankurayku, kawsaqe masipura jina, tukuy uj munakuyllapi kawsakunanku tian.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Some proverbs in Quechua:

Ama suwa, ama llulla, ama q'ella
Do not steal, do not lie, don't be lazy

Imaynatan munanki chaynallatataq munasunki
Just as you love others, they will love you

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Quechua:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

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