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"Aymara" is an adjective which is often translated as "aymara", and "Quechua" is a noun which is often translated as "el quechua". Learn more about the difference between "Aymara" and "Quechua" below.
Aymara(
ay
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muh
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ruh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. aymara
The Aymara culture was attacked when the Europeans invaded the Inca Empire in 1532.La cultura aymara fue atacada cuando los europeos invadieron el Imperio Inca en 1532.
b. aimara
I saw an Aymara woman herding her llamas when I visited northern Chile.Vi a una mujer aimara arreando sus llamas cuando visité el norte de Chile.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el aymara (M), la aymara (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Evo Morales is an Aymara from the Chapare region.Evo Morales es un aymara de la región de Chaparé.
b. el aimara (M), la aimara (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Aymara live in Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and Peru.Los aimaras viven en Bolivia, Chile, Argentina y Perú.
3. (language)
a. el aymara (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the oldest men in the world speaks Aymara and lives in Bolivia.Uno de los hombres más viejos del mundo habla aymara y vive en Bolivia.
Quechua(
keh
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chwuh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (language)
a. el quechua (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many of the people who live in the towns around Cusco speak Quechua.Muchos de los habitantes de los pueblos de Cusco hablan quechua.
a. el quechua (M), la quechua (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Quechuas in Peru and Ecuador continue living with distinctive cultural practices.Los quechuas de Perú y Ecuador siguen viviendo con prácticas culturales distintivas.
