quechua
ケチュア語
解説 Definition
南米アンデス地域の先住民族が話す言語。インカ帝国の公用語だった。
Quechua refers to a family of closely related Indigenous languages spoken across the Andes, especially in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It can also describe the peoples who speak these languages and aspects of their cultures.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
言語名・民族名なので Quechua と大文字で書く。Andes、Peru、Bolivia、Ecuador、Inca と結び付け、アンデス地域で現在も話される言語群として覚える。語源の qhichwa／qichwa「温暖な谷」は、高地そのものではなく温暖な渓谷・生態帯を指す点が手掛かりになる。
Capitalize Quechua because it names a language family, a people, or their culture. Place it mentally along the Andes, especially in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, and connect it with the Inca Empire, which spread a major Quechuan variety widely. The traditional source form qhichwa or qichwa refers to a temperate valley or ecological zone, giving you a landscape-based memory cue. Remember, however, that Quechua is not merely an extinct imperial language: several Quechuan varieties are still spoken by millions of people today. Common combinations include Quechua speaker, Quechua language, and Quechua place name.
例文
Quechua is still spoken by millions of people across Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
ケチュア語は今でもペルー、ボリビア、エクアドルにまたがる数百万人の人々に話されている。
The university offers introductory courses in Quechua to preserve the indigenous language.
その大学は先住民の言語を保存するためにケチュア語の入門コースを提供している。
Many place names in the Andes region derive from Quechua words.
アンデス地域の多くの地名はケチュア語に由来している。
quechua の類義語・関連語
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quechua の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ケチュア語の自称 qhichwa に由来し、「温暖な谷」を意味する。アンデス山脈の温暖な渓谷地帯に住む人々の言語名がそのまま言語名となった。インカ帝国の公用語であり、現在もペルーやボリビアで数百万人が話す先住民言語である。
English Quechua comes through Spanish Quechua from a Quechuan form commonly represented as qhichwa or qichwa. The word referred to a temperate valley or ecological zone in the Andes and came to be applied to its inhabitants and their speech. Spanish colonial usage helped establish Quechua as a broad name for related Andean language varieties. These languages were widely used under the Inca Empire and remain living Indigenous languages today.
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