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Can you name the words in English derived from Quechua?
created by
rrlemur
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Words in English from Amerindian languages
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Derivation
an illegal drug
kuka
a large bird
kuntur
a wild South American camelid
wanaku
a wild South American camelid
wik'uña
a domesticated South American camelid
llama
bat manure
wanu
dried meat
ch'arki
a great cat
puma
malaria drug from cinchona bark extract
kinakina
a high-protein grain
kinwa
a small gift from merchant to buyer at time of purchase
yapay
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Quechua words in English Quiz
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Created Aug 9, 2010 in
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chriskotx
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Aug 9th, 2010 at 06:25 GMT
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The only place I've ever heard the word "lagniappe" was in New Orleans. I assumed it was a French/Cajun word. So I wonder what's the cultural connection there.
Pit_trout
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Aug 10th, 2010 at 22:46 GMT
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No need to wonder when the internet is there! :-P According to the wikipedia article, it comes via American Spanish "la ñapa", from the brief occupation of Louisiana by the Spanish empire. There's a nice little quote from Mark Twain there too...
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