Do You Speak Quechua?

Quechua is the language spoken in Qosqo, seat of the Inca Empire and host city of the Inti Raymi festival.
Take the quiz below and see how familiar you are with it.


Author The Hairy Llama

1. Ama anchata rimaychu, mana upa kayta munspaqa is a popular quote that means:
   A)  ’Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
   B)  Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
   C)  An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

2. If someone tells you that you have a siki sapa, they’re referring to your...
   A)  clean hair
   B)  great smile
   C)  big butt

3. A qaritukoq is someone who...
   A)  pretends to be a powerful man when he is not.
   B)  is looking for a girlfriend.
   C)  acts dumb on purpose.

4. At the Inti Raymi fest, you run into an old friend you haven’t seen in years. He looks at you and exclaims, Napaykullayki! What is he saying?
   A)  "You (bleep)!"
   B)  "Greetings!"
   C)  "I can’t believe it!"

5. Your friend invites you to his home in Qosqo and takes you to the cancha. Which is...
   A)  the patio
   B)  the kitchen
   C)  the porch

6. In the cancha, your friend introduces you to his ipa. She is his...
   A)  wife
   B)  aunt
   C)  daughter

7. You and your friend’s ipa hit it off immediately. She offers you some aycha. What is it?
   A)  weed
   B)  corn
   C)  meat

8. You’ve been partying and eating all day and now your mat’i aches like crazy. You have a...
   A)  headache
   B)  stomachache
   C)  toothache

9. Finally you get to rest a little. You fall asleep right away and have very vivid dreams about a qowi. What are you dreaming about?
   A)  a burly man
   B)  a guinea pig
   C)  a golden palace