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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chibchan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chibchan
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

noun

A member of the Chibcha people.

name

The Chibchan language family.

Etymology

From Chibcha + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Chibchans (plural)

Questions

What does chibchan mean?
Of or relating to a language family indigenous to the Isthmo-Colombian Area, which extends from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia and includes populations of these countries as well as Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Where does chibchan come from?
From Chibcha + -an.

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