How did Quechua Reach Ecuador?

Abstract:

The question of the antiquity of Quechua in Ecuador and how it arrived there remains a matter of debate among linguists. This chapter attempts, from an ethnohistorical and archaeological perspective, to disprove the theory of a pre-Inca seaborne spread from the southern coast of Peru, proposed by the linguist Alfredo Torero in El quechua y la historia social andina (1974). Rather, it supports a spread by land during the period of Inca rule.

Año de publicación:

2013

Keywords:

• QUECHUA
• Alfredo torero
• Inca rule
• Antiquity

Fuente:

scopus