Quechuan · ISO 639-3 quz
Cusco Quechua Language
Cusco Quechua is a Quechuan language spoken by about 1.5 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Cusco Quechua is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Cusco Quechua
Language family
- Quechuan
- Southern Quechua
- Cuscan Quechua
- Cusco Quechua
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Cusco Quechua language
Cusco Quechua is spoken by about 1.5 million people, which makes it the 376th most spoken language in the world — just behind Pangasinan (1.5 million) and ahead of Eastern Apurímac Quechua (1.5 million). It belongs to the Quechuan language family and, more precisely, to the Cuscan Quechua group within the Cuscan Quechua branch.
Where is Cusco Quechua spoken?
Cusco Quechua is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Peru (1.5 million).
Cusco Quechua is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Cusco Quechua is written in the Latin script. Glottolog classifies it as threatened, meaning fewer children learn it than in the past.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Eastern Apurímac Quechua.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 quz.
Frequently asked questions about Cusco Quechua
How many people speak Cusco Quechua?
Where is Cusco Quechua spoken?
What language family does Cusco Quechua belong to?
Is Cusco Quechua an endangered language?
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.