North Bolivian Quechua
Apulu qhichwa simi
North Bolivian Quechua is a Quechuan language spoken in Peru and Bolivia, by about 116 thousand people.
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North Bolivian Quechua is a dialect of the Southern Quechua language, spoken in northern Bolivia on the Peruvian border, as well as by immigrants in Peru.
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Written down
Tukuy paqarikuj runaqa payllamanta mana pijpa kamachinpi kanapaj paqarikun nakuynin, uyarinakuynin, purajpapis kikiilan kanan tiyan, yuyayman jina sut’i kananta, ujpis ujkunawan, aSIin kawsaypi kakunankupaj.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in North Bolivian Quechua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | runa* | |
| name | suti* | |
| eye | 5awi* | |
| ear | ninri* | |
| nose | sinqa* | |
| tooth | kiru* | |
| tongue | qaLu* | |
| hand | maki* | |
| blood | Lawar* | |
| bone | tuLu* | |
| skin | qara* | |
| knee | qunqur* | |
| breast | 5u5u* | |
| water | unu* | |
| fire | nina* | |
| sun | inti* | |
| star | quyLur* | |
| stone | rumi* | |
| mountain | urqu* | |
| tree | saCa* | |
| leaf | raphi* | |
| night | tuta* | |
| dog | alqu* | |
| louse | usa* | |
| one | ux* | |
| two | iskay* | |
| you | qan* | |
| we | 5uqanCis* | |
| drink | upya* | |
| see | riku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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- QuechuaQuechuan88% alike
- South Bolivian QuechuaQuechuan88% alike
- Yauyos QuechuaQuechuan82% alike
- Santiago del Estero QuichuaQuechuan80% alike
- Arequipa-La Unión QuechuaQuechuan79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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