Ch'unchu

Ch'unchu or Chuncho is a derogatory word used in the Quechua and Aymara languages of Peru for native peoples of the Peruvian Amazon.[1]

For the dance, see Ch'unchu (dance).

The term has been applied to various ethnic groups, including the Asháninka,[2] and the Ese Ejja.[3]

References
  1. Salas Carreño, Guillermo (2010). "Acerca de la antigua importancia de las comparsas de wayri ch'unchu y su contemporánea marginalidad en la peregrinación de Quyllurit'i (On the ancient importance of wayri ch'unchu dancers and their contemporary marginality in Quyllurit'i pilgrimage". Anthropologica. 28 (28): 75.
  2. Equated with the "Anti" in: Dean, Carolyn J. (2010). A Culture of Stone: Inka Perspectives on Rock. Duke University Press. "Anti" is an alternative name for the Asháninka.
  3. "Chuncho" is attested as an alternative name for the Ese Ejja language according to Glottolog 4.2.1.
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