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- Quechuan languages, the languages of the former Inca Empire in South America and the principal native languages of the central Andes today.
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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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As a result, various Quechua languages are still widely spoken today, being co-official in many regions and the most spoken language lineage in Peru, after Spanish. History. Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the Inca Empire.
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.
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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May 14, 2024 · Quechua, also known as Runa simi, was the language spoken by the Incas. It is a native language that has spread extensively throughout South America. Despite the passage of time, Quechua continues to be spoken by millions of people in various regions of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and Bolivia.
Quechua is an Amerind language with about 8 million native speakers who live primarily in the Andes mountains of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. It was the official language of the Inca Empire, who used a system of knotted strings known as quipu to send messages.
Apr 16, 2024 · Inca, South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile. A brief treatment of the Inca follows; for full treatment, see pre-Columbian civilizations: The Inca.
