Peru
Native Lingo
Quechua (pronounced "qheshwa") is one of the two official languages in Peru (the other is Spanish). It was also the official language of the Inca Empire. Click and listen below to hear some simple phrases spoken in Quechua. language.Hello
Napaykullayki (nah-pie-coo-yah-key)
Friend
Kuchuqmasi (coo-chew-mah-see)
Father
Tayta (tie-ta)
Mother
Mama (mah-mah)
Please
Allichu (ah-yee-chew)
Yes
Ari (ah-ree)
No
Mana (mah-nah)
My name is...
Ñoqa kani (nyoh-ha cha-nee)
Where's the bathroom?
Maypin bañu?
Cool
Kusa!
I am speaking Quechua and you don't know it!
Ñoqa rimashani runa simita, qantaq mana yachankichu!
I like your shoes!
Usutaykikuna gustawan!
Special thanks to Odi Gonzalez and Lucien Chauvin for making the translation and sound clips possible.
