Language/Classical-quechua/Vocabulary/Food

Classical Quechua Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some of the most common words related to food in Classical Quechua. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Geography, Greetings, How to say Good Bye? & Education.

Main Words

Word in Classical Quechua	Pronunciation	English Translation
q'awa	[ˈqʰawɑ]	water
ch'uwa	[ˈtʃʰuwɑ]	food
yaku	[ˈjakʊ]	fire
q'illu	[ˈqʰiʎʊ]	house
q'ara	[ˈqʰarɑ]	mountain
q'asa	[ˈqʰasɑ]	stone
q'illqa	[ˈqʰiʎqɑ]	sun
q'inti	[ˈqʰinti]	moon
q'ochu	[ˈqʰotʃʊ]	wind
q'allu	[ˈqʰalʊ]	tree
q'ara	[ˈqʰarɑ]	river
q'illu	[ˈqʰiʎʊ]	lake
q'illu	[ˈqʰiʎʊ]	sea
q'illu	[ˈqʰiʎʊ]	earth
q'illu	[ˈqʰiʎʊ]	sky

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