the languages spoken in Peru are:
Spanish: 80.27%
Quechua : 16.56%
Aimara: 2.29%
Others: 0.69%
2007-02-18 03:43:10
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answered by Maika 2
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Peru has more languages than one thinks. Spanish is the official language. Then there is Aymara spoken in the southern part of Peru, it overflows into Bolivia. Quechua was the official language of the Incas, it has over 30 different dialects. The military government a backward as all communist regimes are also a dictatorship from 1968 to 1979 was trying to make quechua the official language but the difference in dialects proved it would not work. Schools in those days were being forced to teach a language that had no official writing either. Even TV stations had a peruvian news anchor give a 5 minute summary of the news. Forcing the change in the language to one of the Quechua dialects would have been an economic disaster. Fortunately the rigime was overthrown by a lesser backward regime in 1975 and in 1980 a new government was inagurated.
2007-02-18 07:09:13
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answer #2
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answered by Mark T 6
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Spanish is the official language
the native tongue is primarily Quechua but Aymara is also spoken.
in the alto Plano often the native languages are the language of every day life
2007-02-17 16:46:04
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answered by stillness 3
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Quechua and Aymara are the native languages but most people speak Spanish and English is becoming very popular.
2007-02-18 06:52:35
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answer #4
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answered by Pauline N 3
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Chinese. 1. It's the most spoken language in the world 2. Numerous multinational corporations are making huge profits from China. Learning Chinese would be helpful for business. 3. I've been to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and many cities of mainland China and they are all very amazing places to visit. You would absolutely have fun there. Spanish. Second practically important languge. very useful
2016-05-23 23:37:58
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answered by ? 4
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Spanish and Quechua, an Indian language
2007-02-17 22:42:00
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answered by unacharla616 2
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Spanish is the national language although a growing number speak English.
2007-02-17 11:43:38
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answered by Penfold 6
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Aymara andQuechua i think
2007-02-17 09:33:29
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answered by Anonymous
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