251. Google it in Quechua.
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LANGUAGE & culture , *QUECHUA language , *ANDEANS (South American people) , *INCAS - Abstract
The article reports that Peruvian congresswoman Hilaria Supa is trying to get more recognition for the Andean Indian culture and the Quechua language. Spoken in the Incan empire and still in use in the hill country and highlands of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, Quechua is a political issue. Supa will speak only Quechua in Congress. Google and Microsoft are acknowledging the language's importance with search engines and software in Quechua.
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- 2006