Quechua
at CLACS
Hamurikuychik / Come to us / Vengan con nosotros
Takllata apastin buwiskunata qatichkanku.
[plow-carrying the oxen they are driving]
They are driving the oxen while carrying the plow.
For more than 20 years CLACS has offered Quechua classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The quechua language, spoken by about 10 million people in the Andes and Amazonian regions of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and in Bolivia and Argentina, is the largest Native American language in the Americas. Quechua was the official language of the Inca Empire.
CLACS Quechua's classes are led by Profofessor Sixto Clodoaldo Soto (s-soto3@illinois.edu), a native speaker of Ayacucho Quechua from Peru. Proffesor Soto is a linguist with vast experience in teaching. He is regularly recognized as an outstanding teacher by students at the University of Illinois.
One of the most respected Quechua pedagogues, he is the author of highly regarded grammars,Quechua-Spanish-English Dictionary and language course materials published with prestigious publishing houses in Peru.
CLACS Quechua Courses
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Quechua course
Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
- LAST 445. CRN 30777
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Online Quechua course
Beginner level
- LAST 445. section A01 CRN 41742
- LAST 445. section A02 CRN 50686
Professor Soto's latest book:
QUECHUA Manual de Enseñanza
Cost $25 (plus $2 for shipping).
To order the book, please contact
- Gloria Ribble at ribble@illinois.edu
- or (217) 333-3182
Professor Soto's Quechua-Spanish-English Dictionary