Quichua
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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
Teary-eyed, my mother takes a step toward me and pats my back lightly, murmuring words in Quichua.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
“You should speak Quichua more often, Daughter,” he says.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
I open my mouth, praying the Quichua words will tumble out.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
As if to emphasize the rarity of this method of forming numerals, the Jiviros afterward discarded the last five of the above scale, replacing them by words borrowed from the Quichuas, or ancient Peruvians.
From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard
The Quichuas of Peru must not be confounded with the Quiches of Guatemala.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
"You mean that you would choose to be King over the Chancas rather than stand next to the throne among the Quichuas?" he said, scanning me sharply.
From The Virgin of the Sun by Haggard, Henry Rider
The Quichuas commence their task soon after daybreak.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
At the sight of him all rose and Huaracha descended from his throne, saying in a loud voice: "Welcome to the land of the Chancas, O Upanqui, Inca of the Quichuas."
From The Virgin of the Sun by Haggard, Henry Rider
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