ayllu

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua ayllu.

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Noun

ayllu (plural ayllus or ayllukuna)

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

Quechua

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Pronunciation

Noun

ayllu

  1. village
  2. community, clan, brotherhood
  3. family, relative
  4. group, typically kinship-based

Declension

Declension of ayllu
singular plural
nominative ayllu ayllukuna
accusative aylluta ayllukunata
dative aylluman ayllukunaman
genitive ayllup ayllukunap
locative ayllupi ayllukunapi
terminative ayllukama ayllukunakama
ablative ayllumanta ayllukunamanta
instrumental aylluwan ayllukunawan
comitative aylluntin ayllukunantin
abessive ayllunnaq ayllukunannaq
comparative aylluhina ayllukunahina
causative ayllurayku ayllukunarayku
benefactive ayllupaq ayllukunapaq
associative ayllupura ayllukunapura
distributive ayllunka ayllukunanka
exclusive ayllulla ayllukunalla
Possessive forms of ayllu
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative aylluy aylluykuna
accusative aylluyta aylluykunata
dative aylluyman aylluykunaman
genitive aylluypa aylluykunap
locative aylluypi aylluykunapi
terminative aylluykama aylluykunakama
ablative aylluymanta aylluykunamanta
instrumental aylluywan aylluykunawan
comitative aylluynintin aylluykunantin
abessive aylluyninnaq aylluykunannaq
comparative aylluyhina aylluykunahina
causative aylluyrayku aylluykunarayku
benefactive aylluypaq aylluykunapaq
associative aylluypura aylluykunapura
distributive aylluyninka aylluykunanka
exclusive aylluylla aylluykunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative ayllun ayllunkuna
accusative ayllunta ayllunkunata
dative ayllunman ayllunkunaman
genitive ayllunpa ayllunkunap
locative ayllunpi ayllunkunapi
terminative ayllunkama ayllunkunakama
ablative ayllunmanta ayllunkunamanta
instrumental ayllunwan ayllunkunawan
comitative ayllunintin ayllunkunantin
abessive ayllunninnaq ayllunkunannaq
comparative ayllunhina ayllunkunahina
causative ayllunrayku ayllunkunarayku
benefactive ayllunpaq ayllunkunapaq
associative ayllunpura ayllunkunapura
distributive aylluninka ayllunkunanka
exclusive ayllunlla ayllunkunalla

Derived terms

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