The Quechua Language in the Andes Today: Between Statistics, the State, and Daily Life

Abstract

This chapter offers a comparative examination of the situation of the Quechua language in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the present day, taking into account the historical processes that have led to the similarities and differences to be observed. It is divided into three main sections:(i) a discussion of the statistics on numbers and distribution of speakers;(ii) a review of language policy in the three States, with particular reference to issues of language related identity politics and language rights; and(iii) an illustration of the ways in which processes of language contact have impacted upon the forms of the language as used in daily life, by means of a brief case study from each country. I then close with some critical reflection on the relationship between these three levels of analysis.

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