Language code: qu

Technical information about ISO 639 language code qu

The table below provides technical details for the Quechua language, designated by the qu code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

qu

Name

Official

Quechua

Native

Runa Simi

Family
Quechuan
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Quechua belongs to the Quechuan language family. It is an indigenous language of the Quechua people, primarily used in the Andes region of South America, especially in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are more than 7 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

4.5M

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Quechua speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

qu-BO Quechua (Bolivia)

qu-EC Quechua (Ecuador)

qu-PE Quechua (Peru)

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