# Quechua
## English
### Etymology

Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/, /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

Quechua (plural Quechuas or Quechua)
* A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
    Synonym: Quechuan
** 1972, Lytle Robinson, chapter 5, in Edgar Cayceʼs Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man, USA: Berkley Publishing Corporation, page 105:The Quechuas, a tribe of the Inca people, were Indians of the red race and with an appearance and trait which is distinctly American. “They are”, says Victor W. Von Hagen in his book, Realm of the Incas, “of medium height, and inclined to be thickset, with large hands, small wrists, a disproportionately large chest (developed for breathing at high altitudes), well-developed legs, and wide-spreading feet. They are broad-headed, with high cheekbones, prominent aquiline noses, and small, almond-shaped eyes.” There are still five million of them in the Andes.

#### Translations
### Proper noun

Quechua
* The language spoken by these people.

#### Derived terms

* Quechuan

#### See also

* Inca
* Quichua
* Wiktionary's coverage of Quechua terms
* Appendix:Quechua Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Quechua

#### Further reading

* ISO 639-1 code qu, ISO 639-3 code que (SIL)
* Ethnologue entry for Quechua, que ⁠, a macrolanguage including:
* Ethnologue entry for Ambo-Pasco Quechua, qva ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Arequipa-La Unión Quechua, qxu ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Ayacucho Quechua, quy ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Cajamarca Quechua, qvc ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Cajatambo North Lima Quechua, qvl ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Chachapoyas Quechua, quk ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Chilean Quechua, cqu ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Chimborazo Highland Quichua, qug ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Chincha Quechua, qxc ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Chiquián Ancash Quechua, qxa ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Classical Quechua, qwc ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Corongo Ancash Quechua, qwa ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Cusco Quechua, quz ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Eastern Apurímac Quechua, qve ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Huallaga Huánuco Quechua, qub ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua, qvh ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Huaylas Ancash Quechua, qwh ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Huaylla Wanca Quechua, qvw ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Imbabura Highland Quichua, qvi ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Jauja Wanca Quechua, qxw ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Lambayeque Quechua, quf ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Loja Highland Quichua, qvj ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua, qvm ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Napo Lowland Quechua, qvo ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for North Bolivian Quechua, qul ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for North Junín Quechua, qvn ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua, qxn ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Northern Pastaza Quichua, qvz ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Pacaraos Quechua, qvp ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Panao Huánuco Quechua, qxh ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Puno Quechua, qxp ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Salasaca Highland Quichua, qxl ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for San Martín Quechua, qvs ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco Quechua, qxt ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Santiago del Estero Quichua, qus ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Sihuas Ancash Quechua, qws ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for South Bolivian Quechua, quh ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua, qxo ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Southern Pastaza Quechua, qup ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Tena Lowland Quichua, quw ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Yanahuanca Pasco Quechua, qur ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Yauyos Quechua, qux ⁠

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Quechua n
* Quechua (language)