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Quechua · Runasimi

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For Quechua, prioritize official community or tribal programs in the list before commercial apps. Community authority comes first. Last reviewed 2026-08-01

About Quechua

Language family
Quechuan
Source: Glottolog
Where it's spoken
Andes (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and neighbors)
Speakers
millions across varieties
Estimate source: Ethnologue (SIL International)
Vitality
Vulnerable in many varieties — community and intercultural education programs lead.
Source: UNESCO World Atlas of Languages; Ethnologue (SIL International)
Writing
Latin

Quechua (runasimi) covers a family of Andean languages with millions of speakers across Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and neighbors. Varieties differ enough that you should pick a regional target early. Free starters include Duolingo Quechua and community dictionaries; tutors and local radio lock pronunciation and everyday conversation.

Speaker counts are approximate orders of magnitude for learners, not census figures. Family labels follow Glottolog-style classification; vitality notes (when shown) follow UNESCO WAL / Ethnologue-style framing and should be re-checked for program planning.

Related languages: Aymara

How to start

  1. Start with an official community or tribal program from the list below before commercial apps.
  2. Treat the community as the authority on how the language is taught and shared — support their materials first.
  3. Add 10–15 minutes of listening most days — prefer community media when available.

Practice on this site

Deep links into trainers and drills that already cover Quechua.

Listening picker

Community-governed language

Official tribal or community programs are listed first. Commercial tools appear only when they genuinely offer Quechua. See our disclosure and contribute corrections via Contribute.

All course free reference listening reading course paid

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Resource Type Levels Cost Verified
Quechua Academy / cultural notes reading B1-C2 free —
Quechua Wikipedia (qu.wikipedia.org)
Reading practice in Quechua on the language’s own Wikipedia edition.
 reading A2-C2 free —

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