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Quechuas (also Runakuna, Kichwas, and Ingas) is the collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups in South America who speak a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly), belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Condon, Oregon.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves as well as their language Kichwa–Kichwas or Quichuas. In Colombia, the Kichwa-speaking group calls themselves the Ingas. Other Quechua speakers call themselves runakuna (Quechua for "people", in Junín and parts of Ancash, Peru: nunakuna; singular: runa or nuna).
Some historic Quechua peoples include:
The speakers of Quechua, who total some 4.4 million people in Peru, 1.6 million in Bolivia, 2.2 million in Ecuador (Hornberger and King, 2001), and according to Ethnologue (2006) 8,200 in Chile, 60,000 in Argentina, and a few hundred in Brazil. have a only slight sense of common identity. The various Quechua dialects are in some cases so different that no mutual understanding is possible. Quechua was not only spoken by the Incas, but in some cases also by long-term enemies of the Inca Empire. These include the Huanca (Wanka is a Quechua dialect spoken today in the Huancayo area) and the Chanka (the Chanca dialect of Ayacucho) of Peru, and the Kañari (Cañar) in Ecuador. Quechua was spoken by some of these people, for example, the Wanka, before the Incas of Cusco, while other people, especially in Bolivia but also in Ecuador, adopted Quechua only in Inca times or afterward.
The tradition, the language Quechua as well as the ancient art of weaving textiles of the indigenous peoples in Peru are at risk of disappearing. Please support our projects to help preserve this important cultural diversity and to improve the living conditions of the socially disadvantaged indigenous families. Thank you! Porvenir Peru www.porvenirperu.org Name of the song: Sueño Inka - Andean Fusion
Carmen and Dave from http://www.double-barrelledtravel.com visit the Quechua people in the Amazon jungle: http://wp.me/p3ic3P-1ZM You can learn more about Carmen and Dave's adventures on their blog: http://www.double-barrelledtravel.com Follow them on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/2barrelltravel Like them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/doublebarrelledtravel From the blog: Meeting the Quechua people When we met the Quechua people there was no doubt they lived a life without ‘luxuries’. As I said, a wooden hut was their home, they make their living from farming and eco-tourism, and hunt and harvest some of their food. There wasn’t a smartphone or computer in sight when we visited. And the old me would’ve pitied them for this Isn’t it a shame they don’t have the latest gadge...
Today, approximately 10 million people in the Andean region of South America speak quechua. This includes an estimated 3.7 million people in Peru, and, although the language has survived through the centuries due to an oral tradition, it has never been incorporated into modern software programs. As a result, the quechua faces the challenge of its linguistic development in a world where technology plays a key role. For Microsoft, it is important to boost the technology in native languages because we believe that this functionality helps citizens to create economic opportunities, to get technological skills, to improve educational outcomes and services for all citizens, while maintaining their language and local culture. The native languages of Microsoft (Local Language Program LLP) program...
This video is all about Quechua - a family of closely related dialects in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina. Quechua was the language of the Inca Empire! Special thanks to Martin Piwi Napa for his help with the Quechua language samples! Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patrons include these wonderful people: Brandon Gonzalez, Guillermo Jimenez, Виктор Павлов, Sidney Frattini Junior, Bennett Seacrist, Ruben Sanchez, Michael Cuomo, Eric Garland, Brian Michalowski, Sebastian Langshaw, Yixin Alfred Wang, Vadim Sobolev, Fred, UlasYesil, JL Bumgarner, Rob Hoskins, Thomas A. McCloud, Ian Smith, Maurice Chow, Matthew Cockburn, Raymond Thomas, Simon Blanchet, Ryan Marquardt, Sky Vied, Romain Paulus, Panot, Erik Edelmann, Bennet, James Zavaleta, U...
Here, owner of Cusi Travel, José Cusi, speaks Quechua with an Andean girl on the Lares Hike. He asks her basic questions like what her name is, how old she is and where her school is located. She tells him that she is four and that her school is over there and she has many guinea pigs. http://www.cusitravel.com
Visit http://www.phenomenalplace.com to check out great information about mysterious and fantastic places on earth. This was recorded in a small town of Chivay in Peru. Local Quechua singers and dancers performed for us. The music is really soothing and the dancers were great with their folk moves. The key musical instrument used in Andean music is called Tarka (flute) which has 6 finger holes, fipple on mouth end and free hole at the distant end.
Quechua people of the Andes, forgotten in their own land, but not by Christ. Pray, Give and Go to the Quechua email: Darrell_north@hotmail.com for more info. Blog: NorthOutreach.Wordpress.com Special thanks to Eric @ Spirit Led for lending the video.
http://preparetoserve.com/BOLIVIA Quechua People and the Quechuan Language (in Bolivia).
Brief history of the Quechua people of the Peruvian Andes Join us to reach the Quechua for Christ Contact us: NorthOutreach.Wordpress.com