Quechuan · ISO 639-3 quh
South Bolivian Quechua Language Runasimi
South Bolivian Quechua is a Quechuan language spoken by about 2.8 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where South Bolivian Quechua is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
About the South Bolivian Quechua language
South Bolivian Quechua (Runasimi) is spoken by about 2.8 million people, which makes it the 263rd most spoken language in the world — just behind Fanti (2.8 million) and ahead of Dyula (2.7 million). It belongs to the Quechuan language family and, more precisely, to the South Bolivian-Argentinian Quechua group within the Bolivian-Argentinian Quechua branch.
Where is South Bolivian Quechua spoken?
South Bolivian Quechua is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Bolivia (2.8 million).
South Bolivian Quechua is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
South Bolivian Quechua is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Quechua.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 quh.
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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.