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Alternate spelling of guayrur aklla. See, aklla for definition.

(n) The mother of the rivers formed from the body of Yakumama. The Ucayali becomes the Amazon River further downstream. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Spasm. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

See, sanango.

(v) To drink. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(n) A cough. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(v) To cough. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(adj) Deep inside. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina (n) (1) Inner part; room (as in a house). RSRS · runasimi.de (2) The within, the interior or the depths of both self and cosmos. ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation)

(n) Literally, inner world. Primarily thought of as the abode of the overturned order of the past and all things hurin. CSCRCSCR · Cut Stones and Crossroads, Wright The lower world or underworld, the place of intuition, dreams and the subconscious. AVOAVO · my notes from Alberto Villoldo, various writings and lectures The underworld which lies in the center of the earth. It is a cold and dark place, where the souls of the damned are eternally hungry. WPOWPO · www.pantheon.org Underworld; underground world; interior world; lower world; unconscious; inside of the planet; the world within, traditionally symbolized by the serpent; Hell (meaning after Christianization). RSRS · runasimi.de In the highlands of Ecuador, the Kaypacha and Ukhupacha are regarded as mirror images. ACESACES · At the Crossroads of Earth and Sky: An Andean Cosmology, Urton Underworld or inner world of the dead and of seeds, both of which are referred to by the term mallqui. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page. One must journey here in order for maturity and growth to take place, bringing aspects of the shadow into conscious awareness.  It is the place where (ayni) sacred reciprocity has not yet been realized. PSPMPSPM · Peruvian Shamanism: The Pachakúti Mesa, Magee The inner realm, perhaps loosely parallel to the collective unconscious of Jung; the interior, personal realm of one’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions; the understanding that one’s own inner experience is reflected into a universal realm or the inner experience of us all; the master of the Ukhu Pacha is Amaru, the serpent, who teaches Yachay, the wisdom of having met oneself. ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation) (See, ukhu, Ayar Ukhu.)

(adj) Inside, among. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(n) (1) A spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus. (2) A bear dancer seen at the Festival of Qollor Rit’i. The ukukus are the only people allowed onto the glacier. They are the peacekeepers of the festival and spiritual warriors in training, preparing for the return of the Inca. A mythical bear that has come to be known as Pablo or Pablucha, that participates in the festivities at Q’oyllor Rit’i as a protector or guardian of the festival and as an embodiment of the impeccable spiritual warrior of the Taripaypacha. ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation) (See, Inkarrí, luminous warrior.)

See, uhay.

(n) Baptism. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

, ulluku, papalisa, atuqpa ullukun: (n) Ullucus tuberosus. The roots are a common carbohydrate food. An infusion of the whole plant is taken as an expectorant and aid in childbirth. REPCREPC · Ruiz as an Ethnopharmacologist in Peru and Chile, Schultes [taxonomy accuracy questionable] The major appeal of the ulluco is its crisp texture which remains even when cooked. Because of its high water content, the ulloco is not suitable for frying or baking but it can be cooked in many other ways like the potato. In the pickled form, it is added to hot sauces. It is the main ingredient in the classic Peruvian dish “olluquito con charqui.” Oblong and thinly shaped, they grow to be only a few inches long. Varying in color, tubers may be orange/yellow in color with red/pink/purple freckles. In Bolivia, they grow to be very colorful and decorative, though with their sweet and unique flavor they are rarely used for decoration. When boiled or broiled they remain moist and the texture and flavor are very similar to the meat of the boiled peanut without the skin but unlike the boiled peanut becoming soft and mushy the ulluco remains firm and almost crunchy. WIKIWIKI · en.wikipedia.org (no www)

For the ulluquitos recipe (a traditional Andean savoury dish built around the ulluco tuber), click here.

(n) The ulluchu fruit is laden with symbolism, usually appearing in artworks in scenes relating to war and the ritual drinking of a prisoner’s blood, a common practice in the Moche culture. One theory suggests that the ulluchu, part of the papaya family with anticoagulant properties, is useful in forestalling blood clotting before a prisoner’s blood was consumed. WHRWHR · www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6426/10moche.html

(n) A crab deity of Moche culture with the head and legs of a human and the carapace, legs, and claws of a crab, the gilded gold piece is more than two feet tall. This enigmatic figure with raised arms was once mounted on a fabric banner covered with gilded metal plates. (See black an white figure below.) He is called Ulluchu Man, because the banner yielded some of the first graphic samples of this ancient fruit ever discovered. (See, ulluchu.) WHRWHR · www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6426/10moche.html

(n) In Quechua, head, top.PSLPSL · www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm — Bolivian Quechua In Aymara, water. [In both languages] it is the place of origin and return. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Memory. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Capital city. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(n) Rite of creating a halo around head with your khuyas and communing with them. AVOAVO · my notes from Alberto Villoldo, various writings and lectures

(n) Confusion. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(v) To be confused; to be dizzy. PSLPSL · www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm — Bolivian Quechua

(n) Headache. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina Headache. From uma (head) and nanay (ache). DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) The original time and place. The dead return here. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(adj) Crazy. PSLPSL · www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm — Bolivian Quechua

(v) To understand. PSLPSL · www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm — Bolivian Quechua

(n) Serious and intense headache; a splitting headache. From uma (head) and chectaricuk (splitting). DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(v) To learn by memory. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(adj) Intelligent. PSLPSL · www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm — Bolivian Quechua Intelligent, capable. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Once the baby was delivered they severed the umbilical cord leaving it one finger-length long. For this they used a small knife, or, if this was not available, they crushed the cord between two stones. Then the cord would dry off and fall, but in it remained some magical powers which they held in high esteem. In fact, they kept the dry umbilical cord with great care and gave it to the child to suck every time it was ill. It had to be the baby’s own, otherwise it had no effect. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

The Goddess of Health in the northern part of the Tawantinsuyu. The deity was a gigantic emerald which value was equal to the treasure of all the temples of the empire put together, and which was exquisitely polished in the form of a human head. To this sanctuary came pilgrims from all over the known world in search of health, and they were met by a host of priests who administered medical help and officiated sacrifices to the goddess. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Wizard, diviner. HOIHOI · History of the Incas, Sarmiento de Gamboa Incan priest. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina Witch; priest (pagan), brujo. RSRS · runasimi.de A diviner the people came to ask about stolen or lost things, events yet to happen and what was happening in far off places. IRCIRC · Inca Religion and Customs, Cobo A class of Inca shamans who claimed to speak directly with the spirits at night and were consulted to find lost or stolen articles or to learn what was happening at a distance. Some of these shamans were reported to mix wilca with chicha to induce trance. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

See, unay.

(n) A flag. QNOQNO · www.quechuanetwork.org (See, wiphala, unanchasqa.)

(n) One who is given a sign of power from a divine being; i.e., a saint. KOAKKOAK · Keepers of the Ancient Knowledge, Wilcox

(adv) In that time; long time ago; once upon a time; formerly; since; lengthy amount of time. (n) A delay, a slowing down; long time (real or imagined); time; duration. RSRS · runasimi.de Mythic time-space, provides a rich cosmographic source of contemporary and ancient knowledge. WCEWCE · [World Culture Encyclopedia] www.everyculture.com/South-America/Canelos-Quichua-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html(v) To hesitate; to last; to take long; to slow down; to delay. RSRS · runasimi.de

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(v) See, descuenta.

(n) Traditional black ceremonial poncho woven of alpaca or vicuña wool with the left hand (to counter-act witchcraft or evil spirits’ presence) containing a single, red seam; the term may have historically referred to the tunic worn by the Sapa or other Inka nobles and priests (also sometimes unkhuña). ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation) Traditional black Inca ceremonial shirt with a red seam made of alpaca and woven left-handed for spiritual power. NNDNND · www.netnaturdoktoren.dk/ordbog.htm

(n) A small woven cloth used to hold coca. RORROR · Rituals of Respect, Bolin A special white alpaca skin upon which a despacho is built. WOFWWOFW · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page. Ceremonial cloth; the sacred ground upon which the mesa items are placed. PSPMPSPM · Peruvian Shamanism: The Pachakúti Mesa, Magee (See, ch’uspa.)

See, hunguráhui.

See, onqoy.

(n) Pure fat from the chest of an alpaca or llama used in offerings (despacho, conopa). ROR JLH AVO Llama or alpaca fat used as a very important offering when placed in a conopa. ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation)

(n) Suckling baby llama. The Yana Phuyu constellation of the llama fetus. ACESACES · At the Crossroads of Earth and Sky: An Andean Cosmology, Urton

(n) Water. PSL RS

(n) The living energy or spirit of water. NNDNND · www.netnaturdoktoren.dk/ordbog.htm

(n) A great flood, of Inca legend, created by Wiracocha to kill a race of pre-human giants, saving two to help repopulate the globe. HOI EFD Wiracocha made humankind in his own image, first creating a generation of giants to inhabit the newly established world. But the giants displeased him, and he punished some by turning them to stone. The rest were swept away in the deluge that inundated the earth. IAWSIAWS · Mythology, Illustrated Anthology of World Myth & Storytelling (See, Pacaritambo, pachacuti.)

(adj) Mute, deaf. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina Foolish; mute. An inability to speak due to mental limitations. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(n) Sweet dove of my heart. JLHJLH · Jose Luis Herrera, various lectures

(n) The Pacific Ocean. AWEAWE · www.anthropology.wisc.edu

(n) A terrible wind believed to cause stomach pain, vomiting and terror. RORROR · Rituals of Respect, Bolin

(n) Inca god of metals, jewels and other underground items of great value. WICWIC · www.informationclub.com (See, Supay, Muki.)

(n) The shepherds worshiped and sacrificed to a star they call Urcuchillay, which they say is a llama of many colors, which is concerned with the conservation of livestock, and it is understood to be the one that [astronomers] call Lyra. AEAAAEAA · Astronomy and Empire in the Ancient Andes: The Cultural Origins of Inca Sky Watching, Bauer and Dearborn (See, Chocachinchay and Ancochinchay.)

(n) See, hurin.

(n) (adj) Denotes androgynous characteristics of a unit, either male/female or female with male child. (n) Female urkuchinantin rainbows are red, male ones are blue. These colors refer to the dominant color in a rainbow or as the only colors seen. All red rainbows can only be seen moments before and a few minutes after sunset and are female because they are thought to survive into the night and the time of the moon. These are especially dangerous to women because they can move across the earth and enter the abdomen through the vagina, causing severe pain or death. ACESACES · At the Crossroads of Earth and Sky: An Andean Cosmology, Urton (See, k’uychi.)

(n) (1) A group of about 40 floating islets located in Lake Titicaca off Puno, Peru. (2) The pre-Inca people who fashioned and live on these islands. People have been living on these islands for many centuries. IGMPIGMP · Andean Awakening: An Inca Guide to Mystical Peru, Delgado The Uros originally created these artificial islands to escape the Inca, who dominated the mainland at the time. Around 3,000 descendants of the Uros are alive today, although only a few hundred still live on and maintain the islands; most have moved to the mainland, where their children go to school. The Uros also bury their dead on the mainland. The islets are made of totora reeds, which grow in the lake. The dense roots that the plants develop support the islands. They are anchored with ropes attached to sticks driven into the bottom of the lake (see far right of picture below). The reeds at the bottoms of the islands rot away fairly quickly, so new reeds are added to the top to compensate. The islands last about 30 years. Food is cooked with fires placed on piles of stones. To relieve themselves, tiny ‘outhouse’ islands are near the main islands. The waste is dried in the sun to avoid polluting the water. WEADWEAD · www.ead.ae

(n) Inca goddess of fish and fishery. DRBDRB · www.daemonraven.bravehost.com/inca.html The wife of Pachacamac. She had thrown the first fishes into the Ocean. RTZ1RTZ1 · www.colorado.edu/Conferences/pilgrimage/papers/Zuidema.html <

See, Willkamayu.

(n) One of the sacred mountains. Its mystical significance expresses the use of the saiwas, philosophical maps; medicine practiced in total alignment so instinct is the power, not ego. JLHJLH · Jose Luis Herrera, various lectures

(adj) Spiritual. AYVAYV · Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman, Luna

(n) High platform in the public plazas from which rulers or chiefs used to talk to their people. RSRS · runasimi.deUsed as a throne, altar and observatory. A seat or axis of symbolic order. CSCRCSCR · Cut Stones and Crossroads, Wright Throne or sacred center. Solar axis. PSPMPSPM · Peruvian Shamanism: The Pachakúti Mesa, Magee An altar. Machu Picchu has three, each dedicated to one of the three worlds [see photos below]. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page. A raised altar or ceremonial space used in Andean temples for the highest offerings; the top space of a temple, pyramid, or altar; any high altar; for example, the high, flat ceremonial space at Choqek’iraw; the yanantin of the pusnu, forming half of an Andean cross; can also mean throne. ANON1ANON1 · anonymous donor 1 (see footnote on the original Text Sources page for explanation)

(adj) Speedy. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(adv) Quickly (motion). QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(adj) Urgent. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(adv) Immediately, ASAP.

(n) Daughter (of father). QP

(n) A type of American lehismaniasis, is a very old Peruvian disease, found practically only in the area of the Inca Empire. It produces corroding ulcers about the nose and lips which are very difficult to heal and which, if cured, leave the most mutilating sequelae, comparable to leprosy. There was no cure, although there are some remedies to alleviate it. The Spanish called it “cancer of the Andes.” It was also called anti-onccoy because it was a disease of the Antisuyu. It was renamed decades after the Conquest by Gonzales Holguin who called it huccuc-uncuy DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page. All these [different names] are probably one and the same disease to which the different aborigines gave distinct names. According to the opinion of the physicians who best know these regions … they are all nothing else but phagademic ulcer of hot countries. [Apparently this was quite a controversial diagnosis because it was not specific enough to suit the doctors of the era (1910). Breaking the word down into its two Greek roots, we get phage, something that eats, demic, from demos, people. From the roots of the word and the picture, it does seem to be some kind of flesh-eating infection. — Patt]. AJDAJD · AJD = American Journal of Dermatology and Genito-urinary Diseases, Ashmead

(adj) Crazy, lunatic. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(adj) Raving, delerious. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(adj)  Mad, crazy, furiously mad. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

(adj) Extravagent, nonsensical. DYEDYE · Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.

See, otorongo. RSRS · runasimi.de

(n) The face. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(v) To agree to. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina

(v) To listen, hear, understand. QPQP · Quechua Phrasebook, Coronel-Molina