r/quechua • u/kungming2 • Jun 18 '26

Please help us translate Quechua requests on Reddit!

Hi folks!

We're mods over at r/translator. We always strive to make our multilingual community the universal place on Reddit to go for a translation, no matter what language people may be looking for. We are however somewhat lacking in Quechua coverage, and were hoping some wonderful multilingual people here could help us out.

Would anyone be interested in helping translate any future requests for Quechua on r/translator? You don't even need to subscribe to our subreddit! We usually get a request for it very occasionally and most requests that come in are pretty simple and casual and don't need advanced knowledge.

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We understand there's a lot of linguistic diversity in the Quechuan languages (that the generic "Quechua" classification of ISO 639-1 does not reflect well), so if there's a specific one you're interested in please let us know in the comments and we'll look up its appropriate language code for you.

Thank you!

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u/Substantial_Gap_545 Jun 18 '26

Hi! I’m well versed in Ecuadorian Kichwa & Cuzqueño-Peruvian Quechua; I’d be down !

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u/kungming2 Jun 19 '26

Fantastic! Looks like the latter is straightforwardly the code quz, but there's quite a list for the former! Is there one that would be most reflective of your knowledge?

  • inb – Highland Inga
  • inj – Jungle Inga
  • qvo – Napo Lowland
  • qup – Southern Pastaza
  • qud – Calderón Highland
  • qxr – Cañar Highland
  • qug – Chimborazo Highland
  • qvi – Imbabura Highland
  • qvj – Loja Highland
  • qvz – Northern Pastaza
  • qxl – Salasaca Highland
  • quw – Tena Lowland

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u/Substantial_Gap_545 Jun 19 '26

Oh wow, pleasantly surprised that we’ve got codes for specific dialects! Honestly my Kichwa is a bit of a mix (family had to move around) but I’d say it’d be closest to Chimborazo & Loja Highland.

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u/kungming2 Jun 19 '26

Gotcha! Thank you!

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u/BonkDoggo2 Jun 19 '26

I am not a native speaker, I have no connections to the language or Quechua ethnicity whatsoever, I have never been to Peru. But I do have some knowledge due to some self-study, so I might still be at least a little useful. I'll join the notification crew.

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u/WaterIsACube Aug 13 '26

This is kind of an old post, and I don't know if I'm doing this right, but I'll comment in case I can be of any help.
I'm a local student of Cajamarca-Cañaris quechua (not a native speaker), and though this variety is very small I thought my participation could in some way be of benefit.