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The decision by Elliot and Fleming to devote themselves to the Quichua was a small part of a wave of evangelical fervor that swept over the Oriente.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The decision by Elliot and Fleming to devote themselves to the Quichua was a small part of a wave of evangelical fervor that swept over the Oriente.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The most common works on the Quichua are the third and fourth editions of
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These I have met in what appeared to me to be the most practical way in the case of the Inca (or Quichua, which is the Ecuadorian equivalent) and Jívaro words, which I have introduced for the sake of those who are interested in philology.
Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure 1923
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Bolivia the descendants of the old civilized nations still constitute the bulk of the population, and the Quichua is the dominant language outside of the cities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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She bowed her head and answered in a voice soft as the murmur of the wind through rushes, speaking in the rich language called Quichua that
The Virgin of the Sun Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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At present the Quichua is a compound of all the dialects and the Spanish; it is spoken in the greatest purity in the southern provinces, though even there it is much intermixed with Aymara words.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853
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'Quichua' Healers Of The Andes Diagnose Mental Illnesses
Archive 2008-05-01 Christopher 2008
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'Quichua' Healers Of The Andes Diagnose Mental Illnesses
Traditional Healers Skilled In Diagnosing Mental Disorders Christopher 2008
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"In interviewing Elder Vargas from Cochabamba assigned to the La Paz Mission, I asked him what was the indigenous language of his area, and he replied," Quichua ".
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