Qillqashimi

Qillqashimi was invented by Manet Sepúlveda in 2018 as an alternative way to write Classical Quechua (Lengua General), or maybe Ancash Quechua. The script was inspired by Canadian syllabics and the Hunter x Hunter alphabet.

Notable features

Writing system: abugida (syllabic alphabet)

Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal line

Used to write: Classical Quechua, Chanka Quechua, or Ancash Quechua

There are additional symbols for the acute accent, voiced consonants and long vowels

Qillqashimi

Sample text

Transliteration

Runa indio ñisqap machunkuna ñawpa pacha qillqakta yachanman karqa chayqa, hinantin kawsasqankunapas manam kanankamapas chinkaykuq hinachu kanman.

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This sample is an extract from the Huarochiri Manuscript, a 16th century Quechua text about the myths and traditions of Huarochirí Province, in the Lima region of Peru.

Translation (Spanish)

Si, en los tiempos antiguos, los antepasados de los hombres llamados indios hubieran conocido la escritura, no se habrían ido perdiendo todas las tradiciones como ha ocurrido hasta ahora.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMVE2pBx_M

Translation (English)

If, in ancient times, the ancestors of the people called Indians had known writing, they would not have lost all their traditions as has happened up to now.

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