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BoyIndigenous Latin American (Nahuatl, Quechua, Tupi and others)

Wayna

Quechua for "youth" or "young man".

Meaning and origin

Wayna is the Quechua word for a young man or a youth, and history knows it best from Wayna Qhapaq, the eleventh Sapa Inca, who ruled the empire at its largest extent shortly before the Spanish arrived.

How to pronounce Wayna

Spanish (Latin America)WAI-nah /ˈwajna/

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