![]() An Andean man in traditional dress. Pisac, Peru. | |
Total population | |
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10–11 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 6,692,900[1] |
![]() | 2,184,000[2] |
![]() | 1,592,000[3] |
![]() | 68,100[4] |
![]() | 55,000[5] |
![]() | 15,000[6] |
Languages | |
Quechua • Spanish | |
Religion | |
Majority:![]() Minority: | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Aymaras |
Person | Runa / Nuna |
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People | Runakuna / Nunakuna |
Language | Runasimi / Nunasimi |
Quechua people (/ˈkɛtʃuə/,[7][8] US also /ˈkɛtʃwɑː/;[9] Spanish: [ˈketʃwa]) or Quichua people may refer to any of the indigenous peoples of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru. Although most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, there are some significant populations in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.
The most common Quechua dialect is Southern Quechua. The Kichwa people of Ecuador speak the Kichwa dialect; in Colombia, the Inga people speak Inga Kichwa.
The Quechua word for a Quechua speaker is runa or nuna ("person"); the plural is runakuna or nunakuna ("people"). "Quechua speakers call themselves Runa -- simply translated, "the people".[10]
Some historical Quechua people are:
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