Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a South American Indian people inhabiting parts of highland Bolivia and Peru.
- noun The Aymaran language of the Aymara.
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- proper noun An indigenous people of
South America . - proper noun Language spoken in
South America
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Examples
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Physically, the pure Aymara is short and thick-set, with a great chest development, and with the same reddish complexion, broad face, black eyes and rounded forehead which distinguish the Quichuas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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Performed by Bojorquez's group Ukamau y Ké in Aymara with Spanish subtitles
Global Voices in English » Bolivia: Farewell to Aymara Hip Hop Artist Abraham Bojorquez 2009
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"Thunnupa," as Bertonio spells it, does not lend itself to any obvious etymology in Aymara, which is further evidence that the name was introduced from the Qquichua.
American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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The Aymara were the members of a great but little-known culture of the Americas centered in the ancient city of Tiahuanaco.
WN.com - Articles related to Spain Hit by Strike Over Austerity Measures 2010
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The Aymara were the members of a great but little-known culture of the Americas centered in the ancient city of Tiahuanaco.
WN.com - Articles related to Spain Hit by Strike Over Austerity Measures 2010
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The Aymara were the members of a great but little-known culture of the Americas centered in the ancient city of Tiahuanaco.
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The Aymara were the members of a great but little-known culture of the Americas centered in the ancient city of Tiahuanaco.
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They could not speak Spanish, but at that time I knew sufficient of their language -- "Aymara," as it is called -- and soon explained to them my position.
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Aymara, the language in which the future lies behind us and the past sits ahead, is spoken by over two million inhabitants of the Andean republics.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The man was living with a group of Andean Indians who spoke Aymara, and he had learned their language to study their way of life.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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