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Some of the most important languages were Quechua, Aymara, Puquina and Mochica, respectively mainly spoken in the Central Andes, the Altiplano or , the south coast , and the area of the north coast (Chinchaysuyu) around Chan Chan, today Trujillo.
Quechuan languages, the languages of the former Inca Empire in South America and the principal native languages of the central Andes today. According to archaeological and historical evidence, the original languages were probably spoken in a small area in the southern Peruvian highlands until about.
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May 11, 2024 · Quechua, South American Indians living in the Andean highlands from Ecuador to Bolivia. They speak many regional varieties of Quechua, which was the language of the Inca empire (though it predates the Inca) and which later became the lingua franca of the Spanish and Indians throughout the Andes.
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Approximately 13.9% (3.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechua language. [10] Although Quechua began expanding many centuries before [4] [5] [6] [11] [7] the Incas, that previous expansion also meant that it was the primary language family within the Inca Empire.
The official language of Tahuantinsuyu was Quechua, although over seven hundred local languages were spoken. The Inca leadership encouraged the worship of their gods, the foremost of which was Inti, the sun god. The empire was divided into four provinces (suyu), whose corners met at the empire's capital, Cusco (Qosqo).
He expanded the empire more than any other Inca leader and eventually controlled most of western South America. At this time, the Inca ruled over 12 million people who spoke about 30 different languages.
Sep 6, 1999 · Quechua is a language that has been spoken in the Andes region of South America since before the days of the Inca Empire. Speakers of this ancient Andean language can be found in Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, as well as Argentina. As with many of the Central and South American languages, it’s origin is relatively unknown.
