Quechua may refer to: *

Quechua people Quechua people (, ; ) or Quichua people, may refer to any of the aboriginal people of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru. Although most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, there ...

, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *

Quechuan languages Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely ...

, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **

Southern Quechua Southern Quechua ( qu, Urin qichwa, es, quechua sureño), or simply Quechua (Qichwa or Qhichwa), is the most widely spoken of the major regional groupings of mutually intelligible dialects within the Quechua language family, with about 6.9 mil ...

, the most widely spoken Quechua language, with about 6.9 million speakers **

North Bolivian Quechua North Bolivian Quechua is a dialect of the Southern Quechua Southern Quechua ( qu, Urin qichwa, es, quechua sureño), or simply Quechua (Qichwa or Qhichwa), is the most widely spoken of the major regional groupings of mutually intelligible di ...

, a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in northern Bolivia **

South Bolivian Quechua South Bolivian Quechua, also known as Central Bolivian Quechua, is a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Bolivia and adjacent areas of Argentina, where it is also known as ''Colla''. It is not to be confused with North Bolivian Quechua, which is ...

, a dialect of Southern Quechua spoken in Bolivia and in northern Argentina

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Quechua (brand) Quechua (/ˈkɛtʃᵊwə/, /ˈkɛtʃuːə/ or /ˈkɛtʃwɑː/; Spanish pronunciation: �ketʃwa is the trademarked French brand for the hiking and camping apparel and equipment marketed mostly by French company Decathlon, the largest sporting go ...

, a French sporting goods brand *

Quechua (geography) Quechua is one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru and is between 2,300 and 3,500 m above sea level. It is composed of big valleys divided by rivers fed by estival rains. Its flora includes Andean alder, gongapa, and arracacha. People who l ...

, a natural region of Peru *

Quechua alphabet The Quechua alphabet ( qu, Achahala) is based on the Latin alphabet. It is used to write the Quechuan languages. The Quechua alphabet has been use in Peru since 1975, following the Officialization of Quechua by Decree Law in May 1975 that made Quec ...

, orthography based on the Latin alphabet to write Quechua languages *

Quechua Wikipedia Wikipedia is a free content, free multilingualism, multilingual open source wiki-based online encyclopedia open collaboration, edited and maintained by a Wikipedia community, community of volunteer editors, started on as an English Wikipedia, E ...

, a language edition of Wikipedia

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