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Definitions for quechua
ˈkɛtʃ wɑ, -wəquechua

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Quechua, Kechuanoun

    a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire

  2. Quechua, Kechuanoun

    a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire

  3. Quechua, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Kechua, Kechuannoun

    the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

Wiktionary

  1. Quechuanoun

    A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.

  2. Quechuanoun

    The language spoken by these people.

  3. Etymology: from qichwa

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  1. quechua

    Quechua is a native South American language family and culture primarily associated with the Andes region, spoken by the Quechua people. It was the main language of the Inca Empire and is still used by millions of people across Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Quechua is also the name of the people who speak this language.

Wikidata

  1. Quechua

    Quechua is a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from a common ancestral language. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably some 8 million to 10 million speakers.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quechua in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quechua in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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