Quechua language resources – Language Links Database
Quechua (/ˈkɛtʃuə/, US also /ˈkɛtʃwɑː/; Spanish: [ˈketʃwa]), usually called Runasimi ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with a total of probably some 8–10 million speakers. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 8–10 million
Quechua Grammar and Pronunciation
- mustgo.com - Structure, writing & alphabet
- Omniglot - alphabet & pronunciation
- Wikiversity - “this is an introductory lesson. It should teach students how to pronounce Quechua and how to write Quechua. Near the end of this lecture, you will find a dictionary and place for global discussions.”
- mustgo.com - Alphabet, grammar, pronunciation & vocabulary
- Quechua Language Online - there are 14 Lessons mainly focused on grammar
- Wikibooks - alphabet & vocabulary
Quechua Reading Materials
- Google Books - “In this innovative study, Bruce Mannheim synthesizes all that is currently known about the history of Southern Peruvian Quechua since the Spanish invasion, providing new insights into the nature of language change in general, into the social and historical contexts of language change, and into the cultural conditioning of linguistic change.”
- lostiempos.com - a newspaper online
- peru.com - a newspaper online
Quechua Dictionaries
Quechua Listening and Video Resources
- YouTube Playlist Quechua Lessons
- YouTube Video About the Quechua language
- Rimasun – Quechua Language Podcasts - “"Rimasun" is a free audio series featuring conversations for Quechua language speakers and learners. The series is produced by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University.”
- Peruvian Quechua Testimony - “A Peruvian Quechua national named Pedro shares his story of leaving the Church because he couldn’t read and how that changed everything when a JAARS supported organization gave him that opportunity.”
Radio
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