Locale Quz Bo

Reference data for the Quechua (Bolivia) locale — endonym Runasimi (Bolivia), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: quz-BO
• ISO 639-1: not assigned
• ISO 639-3: quz
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: BO (Bolivia)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 1,800,000
• L2 (additional): 200,000
• L1+L2 (total): 2,000,000

Pluralization

CLDR has no explicit plural rule defined for this language; it falls back to the root rule of a single other category (1 form) — every count uses the same word form, as in Japanese or Chinese.

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Quz Pe to Quechua in Bolivia.

• Context: Quechua is an official language of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Bolivian Quechua uses the Southern Quechua alphabet adopted by the Bolivian language authorities, which differs slightly from the Peruvian one in some letters and conventions; confirm the standard with the project's language authority.
• Formats: boliviano (Bs); decimal comma in Bolivia (see CLDR); dates 17 de octubre de 2026 in Spanish.
• Terminology: use Bolivian language institutes' terms where available.

Common pitfalls

• Using the Peruvian alphabet conventions without checking.
• Using Spanish loanword spellings.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Quz Pe also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Bolivian language authorities for Quechua (Plurinational State of Bolivia)