Aymara
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See also: aymara
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish aymará, possibly from Aymara or a Quechuan language. Attested in English since the mid 18th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aymara pl (plural only)
- An indigenous people of South America.
- 1991, Franz Josef Hausmann, “Aymara Lexicography”, in Wörterbücher / Dictionaries / Dictionnaires[1], page 2687:
- Because the Aymara are hungry for a good contemporary dictionary, and because there are so many non-Aymara needing a good dictionary (as shown by the active international participation), this dictionary attracted a lot of attention.
Translations[edit]
indigenous people of South America
Proper noun[edit]
Aymara
- A language spoken in South America.
- 1988, Xavier Albó, “Bilingualism in Bolivia”, in Christina Bratt Paulston, editor, International Handbook of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education[2], page 97:
- In Potosi, Aymara is spoken in the Llica region, located north of the saltpan, and in the provinces comprising the region known as Norte de Potosi
Translations[edit]
language of South America
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
References[edit]
- “Aymara” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Aymara–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
Aymara language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ISO 639-1 code ay, ISO 639-3 code aym. It is a family of related languages. The individual ones are:
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aymara m or f (plural Aymaras)
- member of the Aymara people
Further reading[edit]
- “Aymara” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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