Quechua is a perfectly regular language, which makes learning the basics quite easy. However, a large number of suffixes and infixes can be added to words to change both overall significance and subtle shades of meaning, which leads to a rare expressiveness. Above the beginning level, Quechua requires some vast changes of mind-set as learners try to master bipersonal conjugation, conjugation dependent on mental state and veracity of knowledge, spatial and temporal relationships, and numerous cultural factors. I teach live Quechua lessons in the Los Angeles area on an informal basis. When possible we form classes of a few people for a richer learning experience, though individual lessons are always available.
Classes focus on either Bolivian or Cuzco dialects.
I am currently trying to put together a beginning group in Los Angeles. Songs, jokes, stories, with as much information as possible about their origins, to further our linguistic research. I am also translating some ancient Quechua plays from the colonial era, and planning productions of these.