Quichua
Americannoun
plural
Quichuas,plural
Quichuanoun
Example Sentences
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Blanca Ashanga harvests corn in a field in the Quichua community of San Pedro Sumino in the province of Napo in the Ecuadorean jungle.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2013
The claimants called themselves Los Afectados, or the affected ones, and among their ranks were members of the Cofan and Quichua tribes.
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 10, 2011
“Talk Quichua, Papito,” I say with such a terrible accent that he looks at me blankly until I whisper in Spanish, “Papito, please, can you speak in Quichua with me?”
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
My siblings and little cousins continue to act shy around me, huddling together and whispering with each other in Quichua.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
The city spotlights Quichua parades and rituals, like the pilgrimage to the Peguche waterfall, promoting them as tourist attractions.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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