Meanings
plural Atacamenians
- Atacaman (person from Atacama)
Subsequently, the Atacamenians developed their own distinctive ware.
1943, in Excavations in northern Chile (edited by Junius Bouton Bird, published by the Institute of Andean Research, New York, NY), page 2022 more examples
Another issue is language. After the conquest, the Spanish administrators in San Pedro cut out the tongues of anyone who spoke the Atacamenians’ original language, known as Cunza, our tongue.
2000, Lake Sagaris, Bone and Dream: into the world's driest desert, page 91Strategically located on the highest spot overlooking the rivery valley, it was built by a people from Bolivia […]. With control of the river, they imposed a tax for water rights on the local Atacamenians.
2004, Mary A. Hood, The Strangler Fig and Other Tales: Field Notes of a Conservationist, page 45
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