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Quechumaran languages

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Quechumaran is a language stock primarily spoken in the Andean highlands, extending from southern Colombia to northern Argentina. It is composed of the Quechuan and Aymaran language families. Quechuan languages were the principal languages of the Inca Empire and are still widely spoken today, with millions of speakers across Peru and Bolivia, where they are official languages.123

While Quechuan languages have been influenced by Spanish, they have also significantly influenced the Spanish spoken in the region. Despite a decline in speakers due to the spread of Spanish, Quechumaran languages remain the most spoken Indigenous languages in the Americas.12

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  2. South American Indian languages - Quechumaran
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