The Incan rulers insisted that conquered people learn the Quechua language to create a well-organized empire.
Quechua language
Once an area was under Inca control, the local inhabitants were instructed in the Quechua language.
Quechua or Quichua - an Andean (Peruvian) people and language
The language of the ancient Inca people was Quechua. It is still spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America today. Quechua was the official language of the Inca Empire and continues to be an important part of Andean culture.
The official language of the Inca state was Quechua, which was spoken by the majority of people in the empire. Quechua remains a widely spoken language in the Andean region today.
The Incas did have an oral language called Quechua, which was spoken and transmitted within their empire. Quechua is still spoken by millions of people in the Andean region today.
Quechua is not the predominant language of any one country, but has the status of an official language in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. Quechua is not just a single language, but a family of related languages. It is spoken by the indigenous people of the Andes (descendants of the Incas). This population is believed to be about 7 million people. Beside Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, there are significant populations of Quechua's in Columbia, Chile, and Argentina.
The language of the Incas was Quechua. It is still spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America today.
There are an estimated 9-14 million speakers of Quechuan dialects - the primary concentration of these being the Quechua people themselves of the Andes Mountains in South America. Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru all recognize Quechua as an official national language along with Spanish.
The "official" language was Quechua. For daily use, the peoples living within the Inca empire spoke any of hundreds of local languages and dialects, of which little is known today.
The Quechuan language that is spoken by the Quechua natives of NE Peru was the primary language of the Incan empire. The language is YAGUA
The Inca civilization primarily spoke Quechua, which is a language still spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America today. Quechua was the official language of the Inca Empire and remains an important part of the cultural heritage of many indigenous communities in the region.