Introduction to Quechua: Language of the Andes, 2nd Edition by Judith Noble. Digital Resources for the Study of Quechua. Asociación Pukllasunchis, Radio con Niñas y Niños del Cusco. Quechua Language Study. Quechua Language Study at NYU Quechua is the indigenous language of over 10 million individuals in the Andean region.
Those who speak it call it runa simi, or runa shimi, "human speech," as it was the principal language of the Inca empire, and the key language of cultural interaction during the period of colonization. Odi Gonzales, of Cuzco, Peru, began teaching Spanish and Quechua courses at NYU in the Fall of 2008. Quechua Language and Linguistics.