- Quechuan language
- nounthe language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas• Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American-Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian
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Quechuan language
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Quechuan — I noun the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas • Syn: ↑Quechua, ↑Quechuan language, ↑Kechua, ↑Kechuan • Derivationally related forms: ↑Kechuan (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Quechuan languages — Infobox Language family name = Quechua region = Western South America, mostly Andes mountains familycolor = American fam1 = Quechumaran? child1 = Quechua I child2 = Quechua II iso2 = que The Quechuan languages are a family of related languages in … Wikipedia
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Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift — In recent years, the spelling of place names in Peru and Bolivia has been revised among Quechua and Aymara speakers. A standardized alphabet for Quechua was adopted by the Peruvian government in 1975; a revision in 1985 moved to a three vowel… … Wikipedia
Quechuan — /kech weuhn/, adj., n., pl. Quechuans, (esp. collectively) Quechuan. adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Quechua language or people. n. 2. Quechua. [1835 45; QUECHU(A) + AN] * * * … Universalium
language — Synonyms and related words: Abnaki, Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Afro Asiatic, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Anatolic, Andaman, Annamese, Anzanite, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak,… … Moby Thesaurus
Quechuan — adjective Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or language … Wiktionary
Kichwa language — Quichua Kichwa Spoken in Ecuador, Colombia Native speakers 2,500,000 (date missing) Language family Quechuan … Wikipedia
