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Aymara|ˌaɪməˈrɑː| [Bolivian Sp.; cf. Sp. aimará.] (A member of) an Indian people mainly inhabiting the plateau lands of Bolivia and Peru near Lake Titicaca. Also, the language of this people. Hence ˌAymaˈran a.
1860W. Bollaert Antiquarian Researches 166 The Quichua is spoken from the equator to 28° S. (interrupted at 15° S. by the Aymará people)... The Aymarás are from 15° to 20° S., round Lake Titicaca. Ibid. 217 Aymará, spoken in Bolivia..and in Southern Peru bears a close resemblance to Quichua. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 374/1 The [linguistic] families of..South America are here given.. Aymaran, Peru [etc.]. 1921Glasgow Herald 17 May 3/8 The descendants of the original peoples of the Inca Empire—the Quechuas and the Aymaras. 1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 24 Aymará, a family of 11 South American Indian languages, spoken by about 500,000 persons in Ecuador and Bolivia. |