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Learn Kichwa

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Un idioma andino vivo, ensenado con lecciones comunitarias y contexto cultural.

Kichwa shimimanta

El kichwa es un idioma indigena vivo hablado en los Andes, portador de tradicion oral, conocimiento local e identidad intergeneracional.

Maypita rimashka

Andes ecuatorianos y comunidades andinas vecinas

Pikunam rimanku

Familias indigenas, mayores, maestros y miembros de comunidades urbanas y rurales

Kawsay Yachay Panka

Pawkar Raymi (Flowering Festival)

Tradition

Pawkar Raymi

Pawkar Raymi is the flowering festival, celebrating the first blossoms.

Cuy (Guinea Pig)

Food

Kuy

Cuy (guinea pig) is a traditional food, cooked and eaten at festivals.

Pachamama (Mother Earth)

Tradition

Pachamama

Pachamama is Mother Earth, the giver of life, for the Andean peoples.

Minka (Communal Work)

Tradition

Minka

Minka is collective voluntary work that strengthens the community.

The Hummingbird and the Fire

Story

Kinti ninapash

A traditional Andean story about a small hummingbird who does its part to fight a great forest fire, teaching that every action matters.

Fresh Corn

Food

Chukllu

Chukllu is fresh corn on the cob, boiled and eaten as a snack or meal.

Kampak Shimita Churana Munankichu?

Ayllukunawan tantarishpa mushuk shimikunata llikaman apanchi. Runa rimak, yachachik otaq ayllu pushak kashpaka, uyayta munanchik.