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Chibchan

Chibchan adjective: of or relating to a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Adjective

Chibchan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Noun

Chibchan (plural Chibchans)

  1. A member of the Chibcha people.

Proper noun

Chibchan

  1. The Chibchan language family.

Forms of Chibchan

pluralChibchans

Origin of Chibchan

From Chibcha + -an.

Questions about Chibchan

What does Chibchan mean?
Chibchan means of or relating to a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
What part of speech is Chibchan?
Chibchan can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Chibchan in the dictionary

  1. chibbed
  2. chibbies
  3. chibbing
  4. chibby
  5. Chibcha
  6. Chibchan
  7. Chibchans
  8. Chibchas
  9. chibi
  10. chibify
  11. chibigouazou

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