Quechuan
Speech parts
1. Quechuan - Noun
2. Quechuan - Adjective
3. Quechuan - Proper noun
Meaning
the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
of or relating to the Quechua or their language
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In 1985, a variation of this system was adopted by the Peruvian government; it uses the Quechuan three-vowel system: Inka, Wayna Qhapaq, Qullasuyu, Mama Uqllu, Wiraqucha, khipu, tampu, kuntur.
In all Quechuan languages the evidential will not appear in a dependent clause.
Cognates This is a sampling of words in several Quechuan languages:main pronunciation?
Language main Most Ecuadorians speak Spanish, though many speak Amerindian language, such as Kichwa (also spelt Quichua), which is one of the Quechuan languages and is spoken by approximately 2.5 million people in Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
The word lagniappe comes from the Quechuan word yapay ("to increase; to add") with the Spanish article la in front of it, la yapa or la ñapa in Spanish.