Aymara
Americannoun
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a member of an Indian people living in the mountainous regions around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru.
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the language of the Aymara people.
noun
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a member of a South American Indian people of Bolivia and Peru
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the language of this people, probably related to Quechua
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Origin of Aymara
First recorded in 1855–60
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Bolivia is a country of 12 million people, many of them members of the Aymara and Quechua indigenous groups living in the high mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The six-inch-long reptile, called a jararanko—which translates to “lizard” in the Indigenous Aymara language—climbs onto a rock, basking in the sunlight.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023
In Los Angeles, members of the Quechua and Aymara Indigenous peoples in the United States have held five protests since the crisis began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
At the college, she came up with the idea of incorporating famous icons of feminine beauty with the features and clothing of Aymara women like herself.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2022
Heel, small projection of, in the Aymara Indians.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
Historians say the missionaries wanted to teach the Aymaras about the passion of Christ and heaven and hell.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2019
Millions of dollars have been spent by the Aymaras on costumes and other preparations for the procession and the days of festivities surrounding it, in this, the poorest country in South America.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2010
The shape was probably produced by bandaging the infant head, which was a common practice among the Aymaras and other South American Indian tribes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Paka-Jakes settled on the land around holy Lake Titicaca, recreated the Aymaras, and named the province Pacajes after themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Aymaras spoke of their original ancestors as white; and to this day, as Dr. Brinton informs us, the Peruvians call a white man Viracocha.
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John
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