Waqullani

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Waqullani
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Waqullani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,290.1 m (17,356 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°56′3″S71°30′53″W / 15.93417°S 71.51472°W / -15.93417; -71.51472 Coordinates: 15°56′3″S71°30′53″W / 15.93417°S 71.51472°W / -15.93417; -71.51472  
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Parent range Andes

Waqullani (Aymara waqulla pitcher, jug, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a jug", hispanicized spelling Huacullani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,290.1 metres (17,356 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Yura District, at the border with the Caylloma Province, Yanque District. [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case ending, which indicate the grammatical cased of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs.

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References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province N (Arequipa Region)


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