What are people from Peru called?

Question

If you are from Peru, are you Peruvian or Indian?

Answer 1

Peruvian.

And if you are trying to be funny...make fun of yourself first.

Answer 2

Peruvian

Answer 3

Peruvians, not evebody from Peru are indigenous.

Answer 4

Peruvian.

Indian is a race, and since Peru has a diversity of races, everybody cannot be called indian.

Answer 5

I have heard them called Peruvians.

Answer 6

I always understood that people from Peru were Peruvian...

Answer 7

Peruvians

Answer 8

Peruvian, or "cholo"

Answer 9

Peruvian.  They are also the people descendant from the ancient Inca civilization.

So, as Incas, technically they are an South American "Indian" people, so you were partially on the right track!

Answer 10

Peruvians are from Peru

Indians are from India

*The principal native groups that existed before the arrival of the Europeans were the Incas and the Aymaras, plus many other smaller civilizations.

Answer 11

Peruano for the Spanish Language

Quechuans for the local indigenous people, but they are also Peruanos

Answer 12

men like to be  called  Gauchos,  and  i call their  woman,  Ho s.

Answer 13

depends on the language....

english: peruvian

spanish: peruano

french: péruvien

german: peruanisch

italian: peruviano