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Ch'unchu

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Ch'unchuorChunchois a derogatory word used in theQuechuaandAymaralanguages of Peru for native peoples of thePeruvian Amazon.[1]

The term has been applied to various ethnic groups, including theAsháninka,[2]and theEse Ejja.[3]

References

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  1. ^Salas Carreño, Guillermo (2010)."Acerca de la antigua importancia de las comparsas dewayri ch'unchuy su contemporánea marginalidad en la peregrinación de Quyllurit'i (On the ancient importance ofwayri ch'unchudancers and their contemporary marginality in Quyllurit'i pilgrimage ".Anthropologica.28(28): 75.
  2. ^Equated with the "Anti" in:Dean, Carolyn J. (2010).A Culture of Stone: Inka Perspectives on Rock.Duke University Press."Anti" is an alternative name for the Asháninka.[citation needed]
  3. ^"Chuncho" is attested as an alternative name for the Ese Ejja language according toGlottolog 4.2.1.