Dialect comparison

Cusco Quechua vs Kichwa

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

Cusco Quechua

Qusqu Runasimi

The Quechua of the Cusco region in southern Peru. Often used as a reference variety for Southern Quechua and the medium of much of modern Quechua-language media.

Approximate centre
-13.53°, -71.97°
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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