Quechua may refer to: . Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru; Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language . Southern Quechua, the most widely spoken Quechua language, with about 6.9 million speakers; Quechua Boliviano, a dialect …

Quechua has partnerships with groups such as mountain guides, national team of young mountaineers and the Ifremmont Institute of Mountain Medical Research. It works with advisers in hiking (Hélène Rochas, Grégory Vollet, Vincent Delebarre, Dachhiri Sherpa ), climbing (David Caude) and adventure racing (Quechua Team).

Quechua oder Ketschua (in Bolivien Qhichwa, in Peru auch Qichwa, in Ecuador Kichwa), ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für die Angehörigen der Ethnien, deren Muttersprache das Quechua (bzw. eine der Quechua-Sprachen) ist. Die Eigenbezeichnung der Menschen, die Quechua sprechen, lautet Runakuna („Menschen“; in Junín und Teilen von Ancash: Nunakuna; Einzahl: Runa bzw.

Quechua, quichua, quéchua Qhichwa , Runasimi Pays Argentine , Bolivie , Chili , Colombie , Équateur , Pérou Région Andes , Amazonie Nombre de locuteurs 9,6 millions Typologie SOV , agglutinante , à accent d'intensité Écriture Alphabet latin Classification par famille - langues amérindiennes (polyphylétique) - quechua Statut officiel Langue officielle Bolivie Équateur …

I quechua provengono probabilmente da una piccola regione nell'altipiano andino nel Perù meridionale. Hanno costituito il gruppo etnico più importante dell'impero Inca tanto che la loro lingua si è imposta come lingua ufficiale dell'impero. Le popolazioni quechua abitano una zona delle Ande centrali che occupa diversi stati sudamericani come Perù, Bolivia ed Ecuador.