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ayllu

ayllu noun: a traditional family-based community in the Andes, especially among Quechua and Aymara peoples.

Noun

ayllu (plural ayllus or ayllukuna)

  1. A traditional family-based community in the Andes, especially among Quechua and Aymara peoples.

Forms of ayllu

pluralayllus
pluralayllukuna

Origin of ayllu

Borrowed from Quechua ayllu.

Questions about ayllu

What does ayllu mean?
Ayllu means a traditional family-based community in the Andes, especially among Quechua and Aymara peoples.
What part of speech is ayllu?
Ayllu is a noun.
What is the plural of ayllu?
The plural of ayllu is ayllus.

Words near ayllu in the dictionary

  1. Ayliffe
  2. Ayling
  3. Aylings
  4. Ayllon
  5. Ayllons
  6. ayllu
  7. ayllukuna
  8. ayllus
  9. Aylmer
  10. Aylmerton
  11. Aylor

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