ayllu
Americannoun
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among the Incas, a kin-based group forming the basic social unit.
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among present-day Indigenous Andean peoples, a community of families sharing land and organized under shared leadership, in some cases recognized as a political or administrative unit.
Example Sentences
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The Inca incorporated the ayllu structure into a governing system based on the decimal system.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The ayllu, or extended family group, undertook tasks too big for a single family.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The ayllu also stored food and other supplies to distribute among members during hard times.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Thus died Manco Ccapac, according to the accounts of those of his ayllu or lineage, at the age of 144 years, which were divided in the following manner.
From History of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
Among these we find six witnesses of the Antasayac ayllu.
From Apu Ollantay A Drama of the Time of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
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