ayllu
noun
among the Incas, a kin-based group forming the basic social unit.
ayllus
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pluralof ayllu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He added nothing to what his father had subjugated, only holding by his ayllus those whom his father had crushed.
From History of the Incas by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
The Incas and their ayllus were, and still are Hanan-cuzco; although afterwards, in the time of Pachacuti, these ayllus were reformed by him.
From History of the Incas by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
One hundred, representing one of the four ayllus, faced towards each cardinal point and subsequently ran at full speed in its direction, crying “Go forth all evils!”
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
I say that all these ayllus have preserved their records in such a way that the memory of them has not been lost.
From History of the Incas by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
When Ccapac Yupanqui died, Inca Rocca, his son by his wife Ccuri-hilpay, succeeded by nomination of his father and the guardian ayllus.
From History of the Incas by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
