And rhatany, a leguminous shrub of South America, shows tampering with what must have been a Kechua word.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4] Reference

The name = = written also Qquichua, Quechua, Kechua = = most probably signifies those who "speak correctly", as distinguished from tribes from alien stock.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference

If your familiarity with languages is limited to exposure to those of the Indo-European family, and your knowledge of, say, Chinese is about as extensive as your mastery of Swahili or Kechua, you may be interested in learning more about Chinese from a book I have been reading with great interest.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 2] Reference

They represented Kechua, Cheyenne, Yucatec and Kechin Maya, Mapuche, Cuna and numerous other indigenous groups from Alaska and British Columbia to Hawaii, and Panama to Argentina.    From Wordnik.com.  [theartblog] Reference