Southern Quechua Sprachausbau

Computer-related words used by Microsoft Windows 8 Quechua translation

Microsoft Windows has a Quechua translation. This is probably quite groundbreaking in terms of computer terminology in Quechua because it is perhaps the only desktop operating system with a GUI translated into Quechua (at least, Ubuntu and Mac OS X do not have Quechua translations as of May 2013). As such, it is appropriate to document the precedents set by it.

Note that many of these words are very obvious to use, for example "maskay" - "to search" for searching.

Also, the Windows translation is not 100% complete as of April 2013, and many words were borrowed from Spanish.

Look here for Quechua version of this, with table.

General

• akllana - option
• chaylla yaykuna - shortcut
• chiru - icon
• computadora (borrowed from Spanish) - computer
• hanpara - desptop
• harkasqa - security
• hatun llinpinachiq - theme
• hatunyachiy - to maximize (a window)
• kallpa - power (to turn on, off, restart)
• kipu - file
• kawsachisqa - on (of an option)
• kuchuy - to cut
• kunayachiy - an update
• laqay - to paste
• llamkana - program (literally "tool")
• llika - network
• llinpi - colour
• lista (borrowed from Spanish) - list
• maskay - to search
• mirachiy - to paste
• munasqakuna - favorites (list of favorite locations in file explorer)
• purichiy - to play (music, video)
• reqsichiy - edit (dropdown menu from top bar)
• qawana - display (settings)
• qaway - view (option to change how something is displayed, for example in file explorer)
• qillqa willakuquna - documents (media library)
• qunakuy - to share (content on the web)
• rikchaq - format (for file)
• rikchaykuna - pictures (media library)
• rurana - task
• ruwaq - user
• sayachiy - to cancel
• taki - song, piece of music
• tupachiy - settings (used in the search)
• uchuyachiy - to minimize (a window)
• uraykaychikuna - downloads (folder)
• yapay - add (to a list)
• wañuchisqa - off (of an option)
• waqaychana - folder
• waqaychay - to save
• wichqay - to close (a program)
• willana - notification
• yachay taqikuna - media libraries
• yanapay - help (dropdown menu from top bar)

Windows-specific features and apps

• kamachina qata - control panel
• kaylla ruyru - local disk
• kipukuna maskana - file explorer
• qallariy - "start", start screen
• tupuq - calculator
• uchuy word - wordpad
• warmakuna harkaq - family safety (the setting)
• wasihuñu - homegroup
• willakuykuna qellqana - notepad (the program)