Quichua
[keech-wah, -wuh]
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Quechua
or Kech·ua, Kech·uan, Quech·uan, Quich·ua
[kech-wah, -wuh]
- the language of the Inca civilization, presently spoken by about 7 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
- a member of an Indian people of Peru speaking Quechua.
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Historical Examples
Zegarra, as a native of Peru whose language was Quichua, had great advantages.
Apu OllantayAnonymous
This is a clear proof that before 1781 these Quichua dramas were acted.
Apu OllantayAnonymous
He was not only a Quichua scholar, but also accomplished and well read.
Apu OllantayAnonymous
Their language differs from the Quichua, though evidently a sister-tongue.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
There was, for instance, the learning of the Quichua language.
Harry EscombeHarry Collingwood
Quichua
- a variant of Quechua
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Quechua
Kechua Quichua
- plural -uas or -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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Word Origin and History for quichua
Quechua
n.
Indian people of Peru and surrounding regions, 1811, from Spanish, from Quechua kechua "plunderer, destroyer." Also the name of their language. Related: Quechuan.
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