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46 Cards in this Set
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Apu |
great lord; spirit of the mountain ; god reminder: Apuwerful person |
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Aqlla (aclla) |
a woman chosen for state and religious services reminder: |
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Awasqa |
ordinary rough cloth reminder: a wash cloth |
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Ayllu |
groups of extended family |
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Ch'arki |
freeze dried meet reminder: ch'arki jerkey (aka turkey jerkey) |
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Chicha |
fermented corn beer reminder: chicha makes you cha-cha |
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Chullpa |
above ground tomb/ funerary tower reminder: where pa will chill forever (chullpa) |
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Chuño |
freeze dried potato reminder: chew that potato |
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Enqa |
small objects that concentrate the power of what they represent |
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Hanan |
Upper half |
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Hurin |
Lower half |
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Kallanka |
long hall with triangular roof reminder: call-anqa, she's in her stone house |
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Kamay (camay |
spiritual essence of a substance |
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Khipu (quipu) |
knotted rope for accounting/recording information |
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kuraka |
head of ayllu, official in the inca empire means superior/principal reminder: one kuraka to rule them all! |
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Machu |
old (?) |
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Mallki |
mummy or a sprouting seedling reminder: if you pour milky on your mummy it might start sprouting |
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mayu |
milky way / river |
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Mit'a |
mandatory public service reminder: meet'up to do some work |
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mitmaqa |
foreigner; settler from another place reminder: extension of other mit word |
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ñan |
road |
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pacha |
space/time; world |
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panaqa (panaca) |
royal family/ high ranking nobles |
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picchu |
peak/mountain |
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pirka |
rustic houses/masonry |
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pururauca |
stones shrines of warrior that had helped them defeat the chankas |
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qhapaq (capac) |
emperor/ king reminder: king has capac-ity to do whatever he wants |
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qiru (kero) |
drinking vessel |
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Qocha (Cocha) |
the water/sea (?) |
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Qollqa |
Granary/ storehouse reminder: cold cuts go into the storehouse |
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Qombi |
fine cloth reminder: comfy in my qombi |
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Qonopa |
house deity / sacred object |
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Quri (Cori) |
Gold |
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Rumi |
Rock/ Stone |
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Runasimi |
human speech remember: runes |
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Suyu |
territory region remember: if you come into my territory I will sue you! |
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Tambo/Tampu |
lodging on the road / inns remember: tikki tikki tambo fell INN to a well |
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Tinkuy |
to meet up/ reunite. or annual ritual fight |
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Usnu |
hole to pour ceremonial drink / platform in ceremonial area |
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wak'a |
shrine/ sacred place |
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wanka |
statue |
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wasi |
house / building |
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wawqi |
brother |
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wayna |
young reminders: young are always whiners |
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wira |
fat? |
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zeq'e |
radial line / paths radiating from middle of cuzco |
