NOUN
- a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
- a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
- the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
How To Use Quechua In A Sentence
- Donning replicas of Inca tunics, rather than contemporary Andean garb, Quechua Indians reenact the Inca sun-worshiping ceremony.
- The Andes, home of the Incas, remain predominantly Indian, the language Quechua spoken more often than Spanish.
- The most significant handicraft produced by the Quechua is textiles.
- The newfound native language may have borrowed from Quechua, a language still spoken by indigenous peoples of Peru, Quilter said.
- I decided to hitchhike my way toward it, and so in the first light I hopped into the bed of a dusty truck along with a group of Quechua farmers clad in pointed woolen caps and bright woolen sarapes.
- Their Aymara and Quechua roots go back to the Inca Empire that was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago.
- The Incas - The Incas, or sometimes known as the Quechua, living from A.D. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
- Culto de accion de Gracias hermana Lidia sings a song of praise in Quechua to the tune of El Condor Pasa Archive 2009-06-01
- They speak Quechua, the language of the Incas, herd alpaca and llamas and grow potatoes and beans, which they trade with their lowland neighbours for corn.
- Most Quechua rely on subsistence farming for their livelihood.