Rumiñawi (volcano)
Rumiñawi (Kichwa for "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face") may refer to: * Rumiñahui Canton * Rumiñawi (Inca warrior) * Rumiñawi (volcano) Rumiñawi (Kichwa for "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face") may refer to: * Rumiñahui Canton * Rumiñawi (Inca warrior) Rumiñawi, born late 15th century in present-day Ecuador, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inc ...

Kichwa Language
Kichwa (, , also Spanish ) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of Ecuador and Colombia (''Inga''), as well as extensions into Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers. The most widely spoken dialects are Chimborazo, Imbabura and Cañar Highland Quechua, with most of the speakers. Kichwa belongs to the Northern Quechua group of Quechua II, according to linguist Alfredo Torero. Overview Kichwa syntax has undergone some grammatical simplification compared to Southern Quechua, perhaps because of partial creolization with the pre-Inca languages of Ecuador. A standardized language, with a unified orthography (, ), has been developed. It is similar to Chimborazo but lacks some of the phonological peculiarities of that dialect. The earliest grammatical description of Kichwa was written in the 17th century by Jesuit priest Hernando de Alcocer. First efforts for language standardization and bilingual education According to linguist Arturo Muyulema, the f ...
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Rumiñahui Canton
Rumiñahui (in Hispanicized spelling, ) or Rumiñawi (Quechua ''rumi'' stone, ''ñawi'' eye, "stone eye") is a canton of Pichincha Province in Ecuador. Its seat is Sangolquí. The canton lies southeast of Quito Canton and forms a suburb of Quito. Rumiñahui was named a ''Pueblo Mágico'' by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2020. It was the first canton in Pichincha to be awarded that distinction. Parishes The canton is made up of the following parishes: *Urban parishes: Sangolquí, Taboada *Rural parishes: Cotogchoa, Rumipamba See also * Rumiñawi (Inca warrior) * Rumiñawi (volcano) Rumiñawi (Kichwa for "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face") may refer to: * Rumiñahui Canton * Rumiñawi (Inca warrior) Rumiñawi, born late 15th century in present-day Ecuador, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inc ... Sources Cantons of Pichincha Province {{ecuador-geo-stub ...
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Rumiñawi (Inca Warrior)
Rumiñawi, born late 15th century in present-day Ecuador, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inca Civil War. After the death of Emperor Atahualpa, he led the resistance in 1533 against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire (modern-day Ecuador). According to tradition, he ordered the city's treasure to be hidden and the city burned to prevent looting by the Spaniards. Although captured and tortured, he never revealed the treasure. Since 1985, December 1 is celebrated as a day of commemoration of his acts. Life Born in Pillaro in modern Tungurahua Province in Ecuador, his given name was Ati II Pillahuaso. Inca historians tend to believe that he was Atahualpa's half-brother, born from a native noble woman. Later in life, after becoming an important warrior and military leader, he was called Rumiñawi (Kichwa ''rumi'' meaning stone, rock, ''ñawi'' meaning eye, face,Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu (Ministry of Education, Ecuador) "stone eye", "stone face ...
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