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Quechua - What does it mean?

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quechua

English

(wikipedia Quechua)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
  • *
    • The Quechuas'' , a tribe of the Inca people, were Indians of the red race and with an appearance and trait which is distinctly American. “They are”, says Victor W. Von Hagen in his book, ''Realm of the Incas , “of medium height, and inclined to be thickset, with large hands, small wrists, a disproportionately large chest (developed for breathing at high altitudes), well-developed legs, and wide-spreading feet. They are broad-headed, with high cheekbones, prominent aquiline noses, and small, almond-shaped eyes.” There are still five million of them in the Andes.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The language spoken by these people.

    • Derived terms

    * Quechuan

    See also

    * Inca * Quichua * (qu) * Language list

    External links

    * . It is a family of related languages. The individual ones are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ----

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.