Kechuan
[ kech-wuh n ]
/ ˈkɛtʃ wən /
adjective
noun, plural Kech·uans, (especially collectively) Kech·uan.
Definition for kechuan (2 of 2)
Quechua
or Kech·ua, Kech·uan, Quech·uan, Quich·ua
[ kech-wah, -wuh ]
/ ˈkɛtʃ wɑ, -wə /
noun, plural Quech·uas, (especially collectively) Quech·ua for 2.
the language of the Inca civilization, presently spoken by about 7 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
a member of an Indian people of Peru speaking Quechua.
British Dictionary definitions for kechuan
Quechua
Kechua Quichua
/ (ˈkɛtʃwə) /
noun
plural -uas or -ua
a member of any of a group of South American Indian peoples of the Andes, including the Incas
the language or family of languages spoken by these peoples, possibly distantly related to the Tupï-Guarani family