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Quechua
[ kech-uh-wah, kech-wuh ]
noun
, plural Quech·uas, (especially collectively) Quech·ua
- the language of the Incan civilization, presently spoken by about 8 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
- a member of an Indigenous people of Peru speaking Quechua.
adjective
- of or relating to the Quechua or their language; Quechuan.
Quechua
/ ˈkɛtʃwə /
noun
- -uas-ua a member of any of a group of South American Indian peoples of the Andes, including the Incas
- the language or family of languages spoken by these peoples, possibly distantly related to the Tupï-Guarani family
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Derived Forms
- ˈQuechuan, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Quechua1
First recorded in 1680–90; from Spanish Quechua, Quichua, possibly from Quechua qichwa, qhichwa “temperate valley, people who live in a temperate valley”; possibly from Quechua kkechúwa “robber, plunderer”
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Example Sentences
This time, a conversation with a Quechua man he met while researching for his dissertation in Peru.
From Voice of San Diego
The word pampa belongs to the Quechua language, language of the Incas.
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Their life is absolutely distinct from that of their Quechua neighbors.
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For the rest, the Incas endeavoured to spread the language of Cuzco, the Quechua, throughout their empire.
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In the south, Aymara is chiefly spoken; but further north, Quechua is the commoner language.
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By this route the long quechua passed amongst the Diaguites populations.
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