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Puquina

Puquina

9.9
A language once spoken in the Andes that people no longer use
  • noun
  • Specialized
: puquina
  • Researchers have found ancient texts written in Puquina near Lake Titicaca.

Examples

  • Few people today can interpret the old Puquina inscriptions found in archaeological sites.

  • The Puquina language provides clues about the migration of early Andean peoples.

  • The Puquina language was spoken by indigenous peoples.

  • Many scholars study Puquina to understand ancient cultures.

  • Researchers have found ancient texts written in Puquina near Lake Titicaca.

  • The Puquina language provides clues about the migration of early Andean peoples.

  • Few people today can interpret the old Puquina inscriptions found in archaeological sites.

Surface Forms

Puquina singular
Puquinas plural

Etymology

Puquina is the name of the language once spoken by those people in the high Andes, so Puquina now means that old local language, which today is mostly extinct.