What do Aymara people surnames mean?

AYMARA PEOPLE REGION

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The aymara people live around the Titicaca lake, in the departments of La Paz and Oruro in Bolivian side; departments of Puno, Moquegua and Tacna in the Peruvian side, and the region of Tarapacá in the Chilean side. The capital is Achacachi marka.

 

Here some aymara surnames.

 

Achu

Achuqalla

Achuta

Ali

Amaru

Ankalli

Anku

Apala

Apasa

Apumayta

Aqarapi

Arkani

Aru

Arukipa

Arukutipa

Aruni

Aruquipa < arusquipstayiri < “aru”, language, “quipstayiri”, translator

Aruwata

Aruwiri

Astaka

Awqapuma

Axaqupa

Axata

Axnu

Ayka

Aykisi

Ayma

Chachajaqi

Challapa

Ch'allqu

Champi

Champilla

Champiwillka

Chana

Chanaku

Chaqulla

Charka

Chaski

Chinu

Chipana

Chiwchi

Ch'iyara

Choquehuanca < Chuquihuanca < “chuqui”, gold, “crag”, huanca

Chukimiya

Ch'ullqi

Ch'ullqichampi

Ch'ullqimamani

Ch'ullqiwanka

Ch'ullqiwillka

Chuqi

Chuqichampi

Chuqimamani

Chuqitaxsi

Chuqiwanka

Chuqiwillka

Chuquimia < chuqui ima < “chuqui”, gold, “ima”, keeper

Chura

Churata

Churatupa

Churki

Chuwi

Condori

Huallpa

Huallpara

Huanca < “huanca”, crag,

Ichuta

Ilakita

Illa

Illatarku

Imaña

Inka

Inkapuma

Inkaruka

Inti

Intimayta

Jach'aqullu

Jalanuqa

Jalaru

Jalja

Jamach'i

Janq'u

Jarankaya

Jilawi

Kachi

K'achi

Kachikatari

Kanki

Kankichuqi

Katari

Katari < “katari”, snake

Katunta

K'awna

Khari

Khunu

Kinu

Kisuqala

Kunturi

Kupa

Kusi

Kusikanki

Kutili

Kutipa

Lajruta

Larico < Larilari < “lari”, vicugna (andean sheep like mamal)

Lariku

Lawra

Laymi

Limachi

Llanqi

Llanqichuqi

Llusk'u

Luk'ana

Machaca < “machaca”, new

Machaqa

Majnu

Mamani

Mamani

Marka

Markani

Mayta

Mit'a

Mullu

Nina

Ninaqhispi

Pachakuti

Panqara

Panti

Paqari

Paqu

P'aqu

P'aqusillu

Paquwanka

P'aquwanka

Pari

Pawllu

Pawqara

Pawqarmayta

Payi

Payllu

Perca

Phat'i

Phat'ikallisaya

Phaxsi

Phaxsiphat'i

Phuqata

Pillqu

Pirqa

Puma

Pumakusi

Pusari

Qalamana

Qanqi

Qantuta

Qarani

Qatari

Qawana

Qawaya

Qawayu

Qhispi

Qillqa

Qinallata

Qinta

Qiqisana

Qisu

Qisuqala

Quispe < “qispi”, shine.

Qullqi

Qullqiwanka

Qullu

Qupa

Qupani

Quri

Quriwanka

Quwakira

Sanka

Sapana

Sarsuri

Sawalla

Sayri

Saywa

Sinchiruka

Siripaka

Sirpa

Sisa

Siwayru

Sullkani

Sullkata

Suñawa

Suxsu

T’it’u

Taka

Tanqara

Tarki

Tikuna

Tikunipa

Tintaya

T'itatawchi

Titiriku

T'ula

Tunki

Tunquni

Ulu

Urisak'a

Uruchi

Uruña

Uskamayta

Usnayu

Uyartu

Wachalla

Wallpa

Wampu

Wañapaqu

Wanka

Wankilla

Wankiri

Warachi

Warakusi

Waranqa

Waraqu

Warawara

Wari

Waych'u

Waylla

Wayna

Wayta

Waywa

Willka

Withuya

Yampa

Yana

Yapita

Yujra

Yupanki 

 

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