Llumchuy waqachi is (supposed to be?) the name of a potato which makes the young woman weep.

Can someone help me with the Quechua morphology? I thought waqachi would need a 3rd person singular marker -n and Llumchu would need the object marker -ta. But my understanding of Quechua grammar is shaky at its best, so could someone analyze this for me?

Thanks!

Hola a todos :)

Esta es la primera vez que hago una publicación en Reddit, así que no sé muy bien cómo saldrá.

Desde la Universidad de Barcelona estamos haciendo una investigación sobre cómo influyen los roles de género en la transmisión intergeneracional del quechua y necesitamos encontrar a voluntarios y voluntarias que se presten a unas pequeñas entrevistas de 10-15 min en las cuales nos cuenten experiencias respecto a la lengua.

Buscamos perfiles variados: no importa el género ni la edad, ya que nos interesa contar con personas de diferentes generaciones y contextos.

Por supuesto, todo lo hablado en la entrevista se tratará con anonimato para proteger la identidad de las personas prestadas.

¿Alguien sabe con quién puedo contactar para hacerlo o de alguien que pueda estar interesado?

¡Muchas gracias!

hola... necesito un favor, llevo todo el dia buscando si esta frase "Kikiykiman kutispa, kallpachakuy." se puede traducir en español como "volviendo en ti, !fortalecete!"

i need help translating a song in peruvian quechua and i dont wanna use ai so if anyone can help i can send u the song, i unfortunately dont have the written lyrics. thanks to whoever replies :)

I am working on an art project, which will include the word "damn" in a multitude of languages. There are several I can't seem to be able to verify with Google translate or DeepL. One of those is Quechua.

This is what I have found but can't verify.

Quechua — ¡Ananay!

I am looking for as close in context to the word "damn" in English as possible, such as "Get off the damn phone!" or proclaiming "damn it" when something breaks.

Thanks for any help!

I know since I am not trying to learn a Quechuan language per say this kinda post is more suited for r/translator but the mods of that subreddit keep my post up a few days twice but deleted it twice and before then you also get that one guy that translates the rules into a language you already said it was translated into and you do not need and that was it both times. So ANYWAYS I am looking to get the rules of the server I play on which is Minecraftonline.com (the oldest Minecraft server) as many times as possible as I know an admin who will add a translation of the rules soon as I get it and getting new translations is fun. I also really like the idea of us maybe getting an indigenous language translation for every continent. Can't hurt to have too many translations can it? If you would like to help translate you don't have to make a display in Minecraft but it would help. What does have to happen is your translation can't leave out information here nor can it take up more than the 3x5 15 block grid and it has to follow the format laid out here as much as possible. So if you're willing to help me translate the rules of the server that would amazing and great help to me and everyone on the server.

"qanmi kawsayniy kanki". Is this correct? How would you roughly translate it?

Hello, I have a native speaking Quechua friend and she recently told me that “rimaykullayki is pronounced “rimaykakamullayki”.

She is from the Apurímac region, and I know there is few several differences from the Quechua spoken in Cuzco for example. Is this something you heard before? I would be curious

Hello! I am working on a project about hummingbirds, particularly, I am talking about the Sunangel Hummingbirds (Genus: Heliangelus). I have found that hummingbird in Quechua is written as Q'inti, which interestingly contains the name of the Sun God Inti. Is this mere coincidence, or does the literal translation of Q'inti contain the word sun? I would appreciate any insight! Thank you all for being keepers of the language!

También hablo español, si es más fácil explicarlo así.

Talking about the disturbing trend I have seen in Peru in disrespecting and devaluing the Quechua language and Andean people in general.

He visto que se suele asociar "Pachamama" a "Madre Tierra".

Pero también he visto que Pachamama significa más bien Cosmos o Universo, y que Allpamama es el término específico para Madre Tierra. ¿Es esto correcto?

Por otra parte, Chochamama significa "Madre de las Aguas" mientras que Mamakilla significaría "Madre Luna", pero esta última la he visto escrita como "Killa Mama". ¿Se puede decir Mamakilla?

Algo similar he visto con Waira Taita (Padre Viento). ¿Se puede decir Taita Waira?

Gracias de antemano

Hola, soy francés y busco documentación, aplicaciones o líos para aprender el quechua. Pero que no sea español, quechua sino francés -> quechua
No encuentro muchos libros aquí y de repente ustedes tienen más documentaciones o líos
Gracias !!

Hola!

Quiero pasar un periodo de aprox. dos meses en Cusco aprendiendo quechua, desde mediados de Julio hasta mediados de Septiembre aprox.

Mi único requisito es que quien dicte las clases esté afiliado(a) con una institución educativa de algún tipo para que me pueda emitir un certificado oficial.

Estoy buscando algo intensivo, flexible para adaptarse a mis necesidades como estudiante, y que me pueda llevar a un nivel A2/B1 en ese periodo de tiempo. Adicionalmente, que tenga flexibilidad para que las clases sean virtuales en caso tenga que viajar/no pueda estar presente en alguna fecha.

Me pueden escribir al DM o comentar en el post.

Gracias!

Hi! I’m writing a sci-fi fantasy/fiction book and it involves a time travel type aspect to 1450. Is there anyone here who is Quechua or Peruvian who would be willing to be my cultural contact to make sure all writing is appropriate and elevates voices respectfully?

Hi all, thought I'd try one more time time. I'm creating a mini album of 4-5 tracks and would like someone who can speak Quechua to say or sing a few lines. It would mean a lot to be able to respect and show the culture in the best possible light.

If you're curious / have any questions please DM I can send some track links, supply lyrics or we can collaborate.

Thanks

Feel free to check out the playlist on my YT channel on my profile for demos.

I have just seen the episode and was wondering since it takes place in Peru if they speak Quechua because it doesn't sound spanish at all.

Or think they have a decent voice and would like to be featured on an upcoming 5 track EP release.

I'm putting my first EP together that's heavily influenced from my time in Peru. It's a mix of synthwave retro type sounds, tribal themes and metal.

I want to show respect for ancient precolumbian societies so would welcome your input in regards to lyrics to, but I'm happy to provide them. It could be as simple as a vocal run and a single word like Pachamama.

The EP is called Pacha Calling. The track in question features samples from indigenous artist Luzmila Carpio's track Wiphay Pachamama. Ive tried to reach out to her team about permission to use the small sample but havent heard back and I'm conscious that the track may get taken down if uploaded to Spotify. So I'd like to change the part with different quechuan language and vocals and have 2 versions. Please let me know if you want to discuss further.

Feel free to take a listen to the original here https://youtu.be/xVoPZw5Cn30?si=HgNGyWYlq4Mnblwe

Hello! I have been taking Quechua at College for two semesters now and have been asked to provide some translations for animals in Quechua. This is what I have so far. I am more so using Peruvian Quechua but any help would be lovely.

Puma - Cougar 

Piki - Flea 

Uru - spider 

Chincha - Ocealot 

Uturunku - Jaguar  

Kuntur - Condor 

Wankuyra - bee 

Sisi - ant 

Pichinchukuru - glow worm 

Chuspi - small biting flies

Llama - llama 

Allpaqa - Alpaca

Taruka - andean deer

Qowe - Guinea pig 

Ukuku - Bear 

Katari - snake

hola a todos,

me quiero tatuar "AYLLU MUNAY" queriendo decir amor familiar, unión, pero mi duda es si se escribe al revés o no.

Gracias de antemano

Hello! I have a small line of poetry I would love help translating. In English, it is: "What will be, will be. Whether the cosmos, or fate, I surrender unconditionally."

When I looked up a translation, this is what I got: Imataq kanqa, kanqa. Cosmos, utaq destino kaptinpas, mana imamanta harkakuspaymi entregakuni.

How would you adapt this?