Singa or Sinqa (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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[ is one of eleven ]districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the province Huamalíes in Peru
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
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citizens of Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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descent. Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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is the language which the majority of the population (80.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.97% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
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language (2007 Peru Census
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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
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Awila Qhincha Mach'ay
Ahuila Gencha Machay (possibly from Quechua ''awila'' grandmother a borrowing from Spanish ''abuela'', ''qhincha'' bad luck, unlucky person, unlucky, ''qincha'' hedge, fence, ''mach'ay'' cave)David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, ...
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Millpu
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Puma Wayin
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Qaqa Mach'ay
Qaqa Mach'ay (Quechua for "rock cave") is a limestone cave located in the Yauyos Province of the Lima Region in central Peru, high in the Andes Mountains that was explored and surveyed in 2004 by an international expedition. At 4,930m above sea lev ...
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Qillqay Mach'ay
Quillcay Machay or Qillqay Mach'ay (Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''mach'ay'' cave,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''Mach'ay'' - '' ...
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Wat'a
References
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