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
As children, I realize, we always spoke Quichua, and now her Spanish words make her sound like a stranger, even though I no longer speak Quichua myself.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
“All right,” he says in Quichua, but then neither of us can think of anything to say, so finally he says, “Good night, Daughter,” and lies down in his bed.
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
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