Dialect comparison

Bolivian Quechua vs Kichwa

Compare two dialects of Quechua side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Bolivian Quechua

South Bolivian Quechua

The Quechua of the Bolivian highlands. The largest Quechua variety by national share of speakers and one of Bolivia's recognised official languages.

Approximate centre
-19.04°, -65.26°
Kichwa

Ecuadorian Quichua

The Northern Quechua varieties of Ecuador, often spelled Kichwa. Distinct in vowel inventory and verb morphology from Southern Peruvian and Bolivian Quechua.

Approximate centre
-0.18°, -78.47°

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