Quechua

Quechuan8-10 million speakersLatin

RegionPeru/Bolivia/Ecuador

FamilyQuechuan

Speakers8-10 million speakers

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Quechua

The language of the Inca Empire. The most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas. Has multiple dialects across the Andes. Not a single language but a language family. Official in Peru and Bolivia.

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