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Japanese vs Quechua


Quechua vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Japan   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
South America   

Minority Language
Palau   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Korean Language   
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Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
99   
40
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
26   
16

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
bye   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
8.90 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
8.90 million   
99+

Native Name
日本語   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
japonais   
quechua   

German Name
Japanisch   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Quechua   

History

Origin
1185   
16th Century   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Quechua   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
que   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
quec1387   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Japanese and Quechua Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Quechua language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Quechua language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and Quechua Language History.

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Japanese and Quechua Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Quechua language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Quechua Difficulty

The Japanese vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Quechua Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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