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Classical Quechua Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Classical Quechua words related to animals.

Main Terms

The following table contains 15 words related to animals in Classical Quechua, with their pronunciation and translation in English.

Word in Classical Quechua	Pronunciation	Translation in English
q'ara	kʰara	dog
q'illu	kʰiʎu	cat
q'ara q'ara	kʰara kʰara	fox
q'arwa	kʰarwa	rabbit
q'asa	kʰasa	bird
q'acha	kʰatʃa	fish
q'allpa	kʰalpa	mountain
q'illu q'illu	kʰiʎu kʰiʎu	mouse
q'arwa q'arwa	kʰarwa kʰarwa	deer
q'asa q'asa	kʰasa kʰasa	eagle
q'acha q'acha	kʰatʃa kʰatʃa	shark
q'allpa q'allpa	kʰalpa kʰalpa	bear
q'illu q'arwa	kʰiʎu kʰarwa	squirrel
q'asa q'acha	kʰasa kʰatʃa	duck
q'allpa q'acha	kʰalpa kʰatʃa	whale

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