Quechua

quechua quéchua English qu Etymology en es -, from en qu qhichwa temperate valley. Pronunciation en /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/ en en-us-Quechua.ogg US Noun s * A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia. en Quechuan en 1972 Lytle Robinson Edgar Cayceʼs Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man USA Berkley Publishing Corporation 105 5 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. Translations member of the Quechua ethnic group Marathi: mr केच्वा Occitan: oc Quétchoa m Portuguese: pt quíchua m f Proper noun The language spoken by these people. en Daniel W. Hieber Why I hate conlangs Linguistic Discovery https://linguisticdiscovery.com/blog/why-i-hate-conlangs/ 2023-12-30 If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own. https://web.archive.org/web/20240524133211/https://linguisticdiscovery.com/blog/why-i-hate-conlangs/ Derived terms en Quechumaran Quechuan Translations language Arabic: ar كِتْشْوَا f, ar كيشوا f kitshwā Armenian: hy կեչուա Bulgarian: bg ке́чуа Catalan: ca quítxua Cherokee: chr ᎨᏧᏩ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 克丘亞語 Kèqiūyàyǔ Chuvash: cv кечуа Czech: cs kečuánština Danish: da quechua Dutch: nl Quechua n Esperanto: eo Keĉua lingvo Faroese: fo kesjva n Finnish: fi ketšua French: fr quechua m Galician: gl quechua m German: de Quechua n Interlingua: ia quechua Irish: ga Ceatsuais f Italian: it quechua m Japanese: ja ケチュア語 Kechua-go Korean: ko ^케추아어 Limburgish: li quechua Lithuanian: lt kečujų kalba Mapudungun: arn kechuadungun Marathi: mr केच्वा f Navajo: nv Kéchwa bizaad Norwegian: no quechua Polish: pl keczua m n, pl kiczua m n Portuguese: pt quíchua Quechua: qu qhichwa Ecuadorian Kichwa: qu runa shimi, qu kichwa shimi Southern Quechua: qu runa simi, qu qhichwa simi Russian: ru ке́чуа m indeclinable Slovene: sl kečuanščina Spanish: es quechua m Swedish: sv quechua Welsh: cy Cetshwa See also en Inca en Quichua qu Further reading 1 qu que que, a macrolanguage including: qva Ambo-Pasco Quechua qxu Arequipa-La Unión Quechua quy Ayacucho Quechua qvc Cajamarca Quechua qvl Cajatambo North Lima Quechua quk Chachapoyas Quechua cqu Chilean Quechua qug Chimborazo Highland Quichua qxc Chincha Quechua qxa Chiquián Ancash Quechua qwc Classical Quechua qwa Corongo Ancash Quechua quz Cusco Quechua qve Eastern Apurímac Quechua qub Huallaga Huánuco Quechua qvh Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua qwh Huaylas Ancash Quechua qvw Huaylla Wanca Quechua qvi Imbabura Highland Quichua qxw Jauja Wanca Quechua quf Lambayeque Quechua qvj Loja Highland Quichua qvm Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua qvo Napo Lowland Quechua qul North Bolivian Quechua qvn North Junín Quechua qxn Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua qvz Northern Pastaza Quichua qvp Pacaraos Quechua qxh Panao Huánuco Quechua qxp Puno Quechua qxl Salasaca Highland Quichua qvs San Martín Quechua qxt Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco Quechua qus Santiago del Estero Quichua qws Sihuas Ancash Quechua quh South Bolivian Quechua qxo Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua qup Southern Pastaza Quechua quw Tena Lowland Quichua qur Yanahuanca Pasco Quechua qux Yauyos Quechua en Languages Dutch Pronunciation nl Nl-Quechua.ogg Proper noun n en Quechua language nl Languages