This dictionary pairs 28,000 words in English with Spanish and Quechua. We have focused on the Southern Bolivia dialect of Quechua and Spanish as commonly used in central and South America. Peru became the first country to recognize Quechua as one of its official languages in 1975. Ecuador conferred official status on the language in its 2006 constitution and in 2009 Bolivia adopted a new constitution that recognized Quechua as one of the official languages of the country. In recent years, Quechua has been introduced in intercultural bilingual education (IBE) in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Currently, the major obstacle to the diffusion of the usage and teaching of Quechua is the lack of written material such as books, newspapers, software, and magazines in the Quechua language. Thus, Quechua, along with Aymara and the minor indigenous languages, remains essentially a spoken language.

This phrasebook contains a guide to English and Spanish pronunciation and grammar, paired with a guide to Quechua pronunciation and grammar, sample phrases, and sentences arranged by topic. This phrasebook pairs two of the eight most used languages in the world, English and Spanish, with Quechua, a language which is in wide use in South America. This book follows the orthography of Southern Quechua, spoken in Bolivia and across much of Peru. It is by far the most widely used dialect and often referred to as "Hanan Runasimi." This phrasebook is based on our Words R Us system, a multilingual implementation of Wordnet. It is the only initiative to pair Quechua with English via Wordnet. Currently we have over 28,000 word pairs in our Quechua / English / Spanish dictionary.

Quechua is a Native American language spoken by nearly 10 million people, primarily in the Andes region of South America. It is best known as the language of the ancient Inca empire. Alongside Spanish, Quechua is an official language in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. This full-length dictionary includes 3 sections: English-Quechua, Spanish-Quechua, and Quechua-Spanish-English. Spanish is a logical conduit language between Quechua and English and many Quechua words are found in Peruvian Spanish. Ideal for anthropologists, students and travelers, this dictionary features over 11,000 entries as well as an introduction to the Quechua language and basics of grammar.

A Full-length and Concise English - Quechua Dictionary with a complete and thorough Grammar Section at the Back of the Book. This Dictionary is perfect for those wishing to learn and study the Quechua Language.

Notes and drafts for Quechua-Spanish and Quechua-English dictionaries, compiled by Joseph Henry Gybbon Spilsbury, probably between 1886 and 1896. Drafts include three Quechua-Spanish and three Quechua-English vocabulary lists, containing words and phrases in Quechua, followed by their equivalents in Spanish or English. In many cases, translations include brief explanations, examples, and Latin terms. Abbreviations are used to identify Quechua terms as nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, or interjections. Miscellaneous papers in the collection include other fragments of vocabulary lists; a long religious poem in Spanish; draft of a letter from Gybbon Spilsbury to Dr. O. Magnasco, Argentine [?] Minister of Education regarding an educational exhibition held in London; fragments of texts in Quechua, Spanish, English, and Hebrew, the latter from the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua; a receipt signed by Gybbon Spilsbury and dated Dec. 27, 1886; a telegram, dated March 5, 1894, addressed to Gybbon Spilsbury in Via Uruguay in Buenos Aires from Leopoldo Escobro Vega; and two Buenos Aires newspaper clippings from La Nación of Oct. 12, 1896 and La Verdad of July 31, 1895.