Language Inca Empire

since inca empire lacked written language, main form of communication , recording in empire quipus, ceramics , spoken quechua, language incas imposed upon peoples within empire. plethora of civilizations in andean region provided general disunity incas had subdue in order maintain control. while quechua had been spoken in andean region, including central peru, several centuries prior expansion of inca civilization, dialect of quechua incas imposed adaptation kingdom of cusco (an form of southern quechua named qhapaq runasimi, or great language of people ), or historians define cusco dialect.

the language imposed incas diverted original phonetics societies formed own regional varieties. diversity of quechua @ point , today not come directly incas, part of reason quechua s diversity. civilizations within empire had spoken quechua kept own variety distinct quechua incas spread. although these dialects of quechua had similar linguistic structure, differed according region in spoken.

although of societies within empire accepted quechua, incas allowed several societies keep original languages, such aymara, remains in use in contemporary bolivia, primary indigenous language , in various regions surrounding bolivia. linguistic body of inca empire varied. inca s impact outlasted empire, spanish continued use of quechua.