Amahuaca

/ˌæməˈwɑːkə/ noun

Definition

A member of an indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, or their language.

Etymology

From the Amahuaca language itself, meaning approximately 'high people' or derived from native names for the group. The term has been recorded since early colonial contact with the region.

Kelly Says

The Amahuaca survived centuries of colonial pressures by retreating deeper into the Amazon, and their language is now endangered—linguists race to document it because losing indigenous languages means losing unique ways of naming and understanding the rainforest itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አማሁዋካ
ah-mah-wah-kah
ARالعربية
أماحواكا
ah-mah-wah-kah
BNবাংলা
আমাহুয়াকা
ah-mah-hoo-yah-kah
CACatalà
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
CSČeština
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
DADansk
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
DEDeutsch
Amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
ELΕλληνικά
αμαχουακα
ah-mah-wah-kah
ESEspañol
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
FAفارسی
آماواکا
ah-mah-wah-kah
FISuomi
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
FRFrançais
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
GUGU
અમાહુઆકા
ah-mah-wah-kah
HAHA
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
HEעברית
אמאחואקה
ah-mah-wah-kah
HIहिन्दी
अमाहुआका
ah-mah-wah-kah
HUMagyar
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
IDBahasa Indonesia
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
IGIG
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
ITItaliano
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
JA日本語
アマハウカ
amahuuka
KKKK
амахуака
ah-mah-hoo-ah-kah
KMKM
អមាហួអាកា
ah-mah-wah-kah
KO한국어
아마후아카
amahu-a-ka
MRMR
अमाहुआका
ah-mah-wah-kah
MSBahasa Melayu
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
MYမြန်မာ
အမာဟူးအကာ
ah-mah-hoo-ah-kah
NLNederlands
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
NONorsk
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
PAPA
ਅਮਾਹੁਆਕਾ
ah-mah-wah-kah
PLPolski
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
PTPortuguês
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
RORomână
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
RUРусский
амахуака
ah-mah-hoo-ah-kah
SVSvenska
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
SWKiswahili
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
TAதமிழ்
அமஹுவாக்கா
ah-mah-wah-kah
TEతెలుగు
అమహువాకా
ah-mah-wah-kah
THไทย
อามาฮัวก้า
ah-mah-wah-kah
TLTL
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
TRTürkçe
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
UKУкраїнська
амахуака
ah-mah-hoo-ah-kah
URاردو
امہواکا
ah-mah-wah-kah
VITiếng Việt
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
YOYO
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah
ZH中文
阿玛胡阿卡
ā mǎ hú à kǎ
ZUZU
amahuaca
ah-mah-wah-kah

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