kuraka

Quechua

Etymology

Probably a reborrowing from Spanish curaca, from Classical Quechua kuraqa, an Aymarization of kuraq (“eldest, adult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊ.ˈɾa.ka/
  • (Classical Quechua) IPA^(key): */kʊ.ˈɾa.qa/

Noun

kuraka

1. leader of an ayllu
2. mayor, cacique, chief
3. (historical) Andean provincial administrator

Declension

declension of kuraka

	singular	plural
nominative	kuraka	kurakakuna
accusative	kurakata	kurakakunata
dative	kurakaman	kurakakunaman
genitive	kurakap	kurakakunap
locative	kurakapi	kurakakunapi
terminative	kurakakama	kurakakunakama
ablative	kurakamanta	kurakakunamanta
instrumental	kurakawan	kurakakunawan
comitative	kurakantin	kurakakunantin
abessive	kurakannaq	kurakakunannaq
comparative	kurakahina	kurakakunahina
causative	kurakarayku	kurakakunarayku
benefactive	kurakapaq	kurakakunapaq
associative	kurakapura	kurakakunapura
distributive	kurakanka	kurakakunanka
exclusive	kurakalla	kurakakunalla

possessive forms of kuraka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kurakay	kurakaykuna
accusative	kurakayta	kurakaykunata
dative	kurakayman	kurakaykunaman
genitive	kurakaypa	kurakaykunap
locative	kurakaypi	kurakaykunapi
terminative	kurakaykama	kurakaykunakama
ablative	kurakaymanta	kurakaykunamanta
instrumental	kurakaywan	kurakaykunawan
comitative	kurakaynintin	kurakaykunantin
abessive	kurakayninnaq	kurakaykunannaq
comparative	kurakayhina	kurakaykunahina
causative	kurakayrayku	kurakaykunarayku
benefactive	kurakaypaq	kurakaykunapaq
associative	kurakaypura	kurakaykunapura
distributive	kurakayninka	kurakaykunanka
exclusive	kurakaylla	kurakaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kurakayki	kurakaykikuna
accusative	kurakaykita	kurakaykikunata
dative	kurakaykiman	kurakaykikunaman
genitive	kurakaykipa	kurakaykikunap
locative	kurakaykipi	kurakaykikunapi
terminative	kurakaykikama	kurakaykikunakama
ablative	kurakaykimanta	kurakaykikunamanta
instrumental	kurakaykiwan	kurakaykikunawan
comitative	kurakaykintin	kurakaykikunantin
abessive	kurakaykinnaq	kurakaykikunannaq
comparative	kurakaykihina	kurakaykikunahina
causative	kurakaykirayku	kurakaykikunarayku
benefactive	kurakaykipaq	kurakaykikunapaq
associative	kurakaykipura	kurakaykikunapura
distributive	kurakaykinka	kurakaykikunanka
exclusive	kurakaykilla	kurakaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kurakan	kurakankuna
accusative	kurakanta	kurakankunata
dative	kurakanman	kurakankunaman
genitive	kurakanpa	kurakankunap
locative	kurakanpi	kurakankunapi
terminative	kurakankama	kurakankunakama
ablative	kurakanmanta	kurakankunamanta
instrumental	kurakanwan	kurakankunawan
comitative	kurakanintin	kurakankunantin
abessive	kurakanninnaq	kurakankunannaq
comparative	kurakanhina	kurakankunahina
causative	kurakanrayku	kurakankunarayku
benefactive	kurakanpaq	kurakankunapaq
associative	kurakanpura	kurakankunapura
distributive	kurakaninka	kurakankunanka
exclusive	kurakanlla	kurakankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kurakanchik	kurakanchikkuna
accusative	kurakanchikta	kurakanchikkunata
dative	kurakanchikman	kurakanchikkunaman
genitive	kurakanchikpa	kurakanchikkunap
locative	kurakanchikpi	kurakanchikkunapi
terminative	kurakanchikkama	kurakanchikkunakama
ablative	kurakanchikmanta	kurakanchikkunamanta
instrumental	kurakanchikwan	kurakanchikkunawan
comitative	kurakanchiknintin	kurakanchikkunantin
abessive	kurakanchikninnaq	kurakanchikkunannaq
comparative	kurakanchikhina	kurakanchikkunahina
causative	kurakanchikrayku	kurakanchikkunarayku
benefactive	kurakanchikpaq	kurakanchikkunapaq
associative	kurakanchikpura	kurakanchikkunapura
distributive	kurakanchikninka	kurakanchikkunanka
exclusive	kurakanchiklla	kurakanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kurakayku	kurakaykukuna
accusative	kurakaykuta	kurakaykukunata
dative	kurakaykuman	kurakaykukunaman
genitive	kurakaykupa	kurakaykukunap
locative	kurakaykupi	kurakaykukunapi
terminative	kurakaykukama	kurakaykukunakama
ablative	kurakaykumanta	kurakaykukunamanta
instrumental	kurakaykuwan	kurakaykukunawan
comitative	kurakaykuntin	kurakaykukunantin
abessive	kurakaykunnaq	kurakaykukunannaq
comparative	kurakaykuhina	kurakaykukunahina
causative	kurakaykurayku	kurakaykukunarayku
benefactive	kurakaykupaq	kurakaykukunapaq
associative	kurakaykupura	kurakaykukunapura
distributive	kurakaykunka	kurakaykukunanka
exclusive	kurakaykulla	kurakaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kurakaykichik	kurakaykichikkuna
accusative	kurakaykichikta	kurakaykichikkunata
dative	kurakaykichikman	kurakaykichikkunaman
genitive	kurakaykichikpa	kurakaykichikkunap
locative	kurakaykichikpi	kurakaykichikkunapi
terminative	kurakaykichikkama	kurakaykichikkunakama
ablative	kurakaykichikmanta	kurakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kurakaykichikwan	kurakaykichikkunawan
comitative	kurakaykichiknintin	kurakaykichikkunantin
abessive	kurakaykichikninnaq	kurakaykichikkunannaq
comparative	kurakaykichikhina	kurakaykichikkunahina
causative	kurakaykichikrayku	kurakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kurakaykichikpaq	kurakaykichikkunapaq
associative	kurakaykichikpura	kurakaykichikkunapura
distributive	kurakaykichikninka	kurakaykichikkunanka
exclusive	kurakaykichiklla	kurakaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kurakanku	kurakankukuna
accusative	kurakankuta	kurakankukunata
dative	kurakankuman	kurakankukunaman
genitive	kurakankupa	kurakankukunap
locative	kurakankupi	kurakankukunapi
terminative	kurakankukama	kurakankukunakama
ablative	kurakankumanta	kurakankukunamanta
instrumental	kurakankuwan	kurakankukunawan
comitative	kurakankuntin	kurakankukunantin
abessive	kurakankunnaq	kurakankukunannaq
comparative	kurakankuhina	kurakankukunahina
causative	kurakankurayku	kurakankukunarayku
benefactive	kurakankupaq	kurakankukunapaq
associative	kurakankupura	kurakankukunapura
distributive	kurakankunka	kurakankukunanka
exclusive	kurakankulla	kurakankukunalla

Descendants

• → Spanish: curaca

See also

• kuraq