Andaki

noun

An·​da·​ki

variants or Andaqui

¦ändə¦kē,

¦an-

plural Andaki or Andakis or Andaqui or Andaquis

1

a

: a Chibchan people of southern Colombia

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Andaki people

Andaquian

-ēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Spanish andaquí, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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