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Lesson 12 · 5–7 min

What animals eat in the examples

Understand two phrases about what animals eat.

Reading help · First lesson
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Two examples from the book

In the book, the characters describe two scenes of animals eating:

Waka qiwata mikun.

The cow eats grass.

Wallpaqa sarata lliwqatawan mikun.

The hen eats corn and wheat.

The meaning of lliwqa in this sentence is still under review; here we propose “wheat”.

The English translations and usage nuances are still under review.

Source

Rimanakusun — Quechua Chanka, Ministerio de Educación del Perú, 2025. Printed page 89 (PDF 91). Printed page 92 (PDF 94).

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Practice

Choose an answer and press Check answer. You can return to the examples whenever you need to.

Question 1You want to describe the cow eating grass, as in the book. Which sentence do you choose?

Question 2Ana says “Wallpaqa sarata lliwqatawan mikun”. What does she say about the hen?

Practise aloud · Optional

Imagine one of the scenes from the book. Read the sentence aloud with its translation to help you.

At your own pace

Return to the examples
whenever you need to.

Practise these situations at your own pace.