qichwa

Quechua

Alternative forms

• qhichwa (Cuzco-Collao)

Etymology

From Proto-Quechuan *qiĉwa (“temperate area, valley”). It is theorized that its use as a glottonym was brought about by the Spanish and that the language had no specific name in pre-colonial times. Instead, it would have been taken from the "Quichoa" people of today's Apurímac, who would have taken their ethnonym from the "valleys" (*qiĉwa) where they lived and who, according to tradition, would have been the first disseminators of Cuzco Quechua. This theory, however, is disputed. A competing theory holds that the Incas had a sophisticated system of naming languages according to ecological regions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qɪt͡ʃ.wa/
  • (Ayacucho) IPA^(key): [χɪt͡ʃ.wa]
  • (Cuzco) IPA^(key): [qʰes.wa]
  • (South Bolivian) IPA^(key): [qʰeʃ.wa]

Noun

qichwa

1. temperate area, sierra valley, valley.
2. Andean altitude between 2,300 m and 3,500 m.
3. Quechua people or language.

   Ñuqanchik qhichwa simita rimachkanchik.

   We are speaking Quechua (language).

4. (weaving) a valley motif

Declension

Declension of qichwa

	singular	plural
nominative	qichwa	qichwakuna
accusative	qichwata	qichwakunata
dative	qichwaman	qichwakunaman
genitive	qichwap	qichwakunap
locative	qichwapi	qichwakunapi
terminative	qichwakama	qichwakunakama
ablative	qichwamanta	qichwakunamanta
instrumental	qichwawan	qichwakunawan
comitative	qichwantin	qichwakunantin
abessive	qichwannaq	qichwakunannaq
comparative	qichwahina	qichwakunahina
causative	qichwarayku	qichwakunarayku
benefactive	qichwapaq	qichwakunapaq
associative	qichwapura	qichwakunapura
distributive	qichwanka	qichwakunanka
exclusive	qichwalla	qichwakunalla

Possessive forms of qichwa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative qichway qichwaykuna accusative qichwayta qichwaykunata dative qichwayman qichwaykunaman genitive qichwaypa qichwaykunap locative qichwaypi qichwaykunapi terminative qichwaykama qichwaykunakama ablative qichwaymanta qichwaykunamanta instrumental qichwaywan qichwaykunawan comitative qichwaynintin qichwaykunantin abessive qichwayninnaq qichwaykunannaq comparative qichwayhina qichwaykunahina causative qichwayrayku qichwaykunarayku benefactive qichwaypaq qichwaykunapaq associative qichwaypura qichwaykunapura distributive qichwayninka qichwaykunanka exclusive qichwaylla qichwaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative qichwayki qichwaykikuna accusative qichwaykita qichwaykikunata dative qichwaykiman qichwaykikunaman genitive qichwaykipa qichwaykikunap locative qichwaykipi qichwaykikunapi terminative qichwaykikama qichwaykikunakama ablative qichwaykimanta qichwaykikunamanta instrumental qichwaykiwan qichwaykikunawan comitative qichwaykintin qichwaykikunantin abessive qichwaykinnaq qichwaykikunannaq comparative qichwaykihina qichwaykikunahina causative qichwaykirayku qichwaykikunarayku benefactive qichwaykipaq qichwaykikunapaq associative qichwaykipura qichwaykikunapura distributive qichwaykinka qichwaykikunanka exclusive qichwaykilla qichwaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative qichwan qichwankuna accusative qichwanta qichwankunata dative qichwanman qichwankunaman genitive qichwanpa qichwankunap locative qichwanpi qichwankunapi terminative qichwankama qichwankunakama ablative qichwanmanta qichwankunamanta instrumental qichwanwan qichwankunawan comitative qichwanintin qichwankunantin abessive qichwanninnaq qichwankunannaq comparative qichwanhina qichwankunahina causative qichwanrayku qichwankunarayku benefactive qichwanpaq qichwankunapaq associative qichwanpura qichwankunapura distributive qichwaninka qichwankunanka exclusive qichwanlla qichwankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative qichwanchik qichwanchikkuna accusative qichwanchikta qichwanchikkunata dative qichwanchikman qichwanchikkunaman genitive qichwanchikpa qichwanchikkunap locative qichwanchikpi qichwanchikkunapi terminative qichwanchikkama qichwanchikkunakama ablative qichwanchikmanta qichwanchikkunamanta instrumental qichwanchikwan qichwanchikkunawan comitative qichwanchiknintin qichwanchikkunantin abessive qichwanchikninnaq qichwanchikkunannaq comparative qichwanchikhina qichwanchikkunahina causative qichwanchikrayku qichwanchikkunarayku benefactive qichwanchikpaq qichwanchikkunapaq associative qichwanchikpura qichwanchikkunapura distributive qichwanchikninka qichwanchikkunanka exclusive qichwanchiklla qichwanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative qichwayku qichwaykukuna accusative qichwaykuta qichwaykukunata dative qichwaykuman qichwaykukunaman genitive qichwaykupa qichwaykukunap locative qichwaykupi qichwaykukunapi terminative qichwaykukama qichwaykukunakama ablative qichwaykumanta qichwaykukunamanta instrumental qichwaykuwan qichwaykukunawan comitative qichwaykuntin qichwaykukunantin abessive qichwaykunnaq qichwaykukunannaq comparative qichwaykuhina qichwaykukunahina causative qichwaykurayku qichwaykukunarayku benefactive qichwaykupaq qichwaykukunapaq associative qichwaykupura qichwaykukunapura distributive qichwaykunka qichwaykukunanka exclusive qichwaykulla qichwaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative qichwaykichik qichwaykichikkuna accusative qichwaykichikta qichwaykichikkunata dative qichwaykichikman qichwaykichikkunaman genitive qichwaykichikpa qichwaykichikkunap locative qichwaykichikpi qichwaykichikkunapi terminative qichwaykichikkama qichwaykichikkunakama ablative qichwaykichikmanta qichwaykichikkunamanta instrumental qichwaykichikwan qichwaykichikkunawan comitative qichwaykichiknintin qichwaykichikkunantin abessive qichwaykichikninnaq qichwaykichikkunannaq comparative qichwaykichikhina qichwaykichikkunahina causative qichwaykichikrayku qichwaykichikkunarayku benefactive qichwaykichikpaq qichwaykichikkunapaq associative qichwaykichikpura qichwaykichikkunapura distributive qichwaykichikninka qichwaykichikkunanka exclusive qichwaykichiklla qichwaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative qichwanku qichwankukuna accusative qichwankuta qichwankukunata dative qichwankuman qichwankukunaman genitive qichwankupa qichwankukunap locative qichwankupi qichwankukunapi terminative qichwankukama qichwankukunakama ablative qichwankumanta qichwankukunamanta instrumental qichwankuwan qichwankukunawan comitative qichwankuntin qichwankukunantin abessive qichwankunnaq qichwankukunannaq comparative qichwankuhina qichwankukunahina causative qichwankurayku qichwankukunarayku benefactive qichwankupaq qichwankukunapaq associative qichwankupura qichwankukunapura distributive qichwankunka qichwankukunanka exclusive qichwankulla qichwankukunalla

See also

Peruvian ecoregions: Piruwpi allpa suyukunaedit

• challa
• hanka
• puna
• qichwa ~ qhichwa
• rupha rupha
• sallqa
• suni
• umawa
• yunka

• runasimi