Quechua

== English == === Etymology === Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/, /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/ === 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 ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Quechua The language spoken by these people. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== 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: == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Quechua n Quechua (language)