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unancha
The (Aymara) word for "flag",
"wiphala", is used
in Quechua to refer specifically to any of the seven colored Inca
flags — both the the rainbow Twantinsuyu
flag and any of the 7×7 chequered flags of its nominal
“four quarters”. (Evidence of
this is the Quechua Wikipedia article about
these
flags.)
António Martins, 27 Mai 2008
As far as I can tell,
"wiphala" is indeed
the regular Aymara word for "flag",
while "unancha" is the regular Quechua word for "flag".
(Evidence of this is the Aymara Wikipedia article about the
flag of
Bolivia and the Quechua Wikipedia article about
flags.)
António Martins, 27 Mai 2008
It means also "sign" (i.a. in "qillqa unancha",
"punctuation signs") and is cognate with "sanancha",
meaning "symbol". (Source:
Quechua
Wikipedia)
António Martins, 16 Apr 2009
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