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Ch'unchu

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For the dance, see Ch'unchu (dance).

Ch'unchu or Chuncho is a derogatory word used in the Quechua and Aymara languages of Peru for native peoples of the Peruvian Amazon.[1]

The term has been applied to various ethnic groups, including the Asháninka,[2] and the Ese Ejja.[3]

References

  1. ^ Salas Carreño, Guillermo (2010). "Acerca de la antigua importancia de las comparsas de wayri ch'unchu y su contemporánea marginalidad en la peregrinación de Quyllurit'i (On the ancient importance of wayri ch'unchu dancers 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.
  3. ^ "Chuncho" is attested as an alternative name for the Ese Ejja language according to Glottolog 4.2.1.
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