kidzsearch.com > wiki Explore:




Quechuas
KidzSearch Safe Wikipedia for Kids.
Quechua |
---|
Qichwa conchucos 01.jpg |
Total population |
Regions with significant populations | Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador. |
Languages | Quechua, Spanish | Religions | Catholicism adapted to traditional Andean beliefs |
Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in¨South America that use a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly). They belong to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves - as well as their language Kichwa - Kichwas or Quichuas. The Kichwa-speaking group of Colombia are the Ingas.
Some (historic) Quechua peoples:
- Inca
- Chancas (in Huancavelica, Ayacucho y Apurímac)
- Huancas (in Junín; spoke Quechua before the Incas did)
- Cañaris (in Ecuador; adopted the Quechua language from the Incas)
Related pages
- Q'ero (an Andean Quechua community)