Food
Quinoa
Kinuwa
Comidas Tradicionales
Andean Highlands
Quinoa is a grain crop grown in the Andean highlands, valued for its nutritional content.
Kinuwaka Andes mama llaktakunapi wiñan, achka mikunata charin.
English
Quinoa has been cultivated in the Andean highlands for thousands of years. The Inca people called it "the mother grain." Today it is recognized worldwide as a highly nutritious food.
Original Language
Kinuwaka waranqa watakuna ñawpamanta Andes mama llaktakunapi tarpushka kan. Inka runakunaka "mama sara" nirka, chay nishkaka "mama murukunapak" ninmi. Kunanka tukuy pachapi riqsishka mikuna kan.
Key Terms
Kinuwa
ki.nu.wa
Also written as "quinua" in Spanish orthography
Example Sentences
Kinuwata tarpunchik urkukunapi
BeginnerWe plant quinoa in the mountains