Craft
Weaving
Awaykuna
Textiles y Artesanias
Andean Highlands
Weaving is ancient knowledge, used to create shawls, belts, and other textiles.
Awaykuna kashka ñawpa pachamanta yachay, pachallina, chumbi rurashka.
English
Weaving is knowledge passed down for thousands of years. Women weave beautiful garments from thread. Every pattern in weaving tells a story: mountains, rivers, and animals.
Original Language
Awaykuna kashka waranqa watakunamanta yachay. Warmikunaka awashpa puchakunamanta sumak churanakunata rurankuna. Tukuy awaypi rikchakkunaka willaykuna kan: urkukuna, yakukuna, animalkunapash.
Key Terms
Awaykuna
a.waj.ku.na
From the verb away- (to weave) + -kuna (plural/nominalizer)
Example Sentences
Mamaka awashpa pachallinta ruran
IntermediateMom weaves to make a shawl