Quechua

[ kech-wah, -wuh ]

/ ˈkɛtʃ wɑ, -wə /

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.

Example sentences from the Web for quechua

Their life is absolutely distinct from that of their Quechua neighbors.

The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman
This name, in Quechua, signifies 'copper-bearing,' and copper was extensively used by the Incas.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock
In the south, Aymara is chiefly spoken; but further north, Quechua is the commoner language.

Argentina From A British Point Of View |Various
For the rest, the Incas endeavoured to spread the language of Cuzco, the Quechua, throughout their empire.

Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru |Albert Rville

The lowland Indian never falls into the abject condition of his Quechua brother on the plateau.

The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman

Quechua

/ (ˈkɛtʃwə) /

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

Quechuan, Kechuan or Quichuan, adjective, noun