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Meanings of kipu in English

Russian
письменность инков
Portuguese
quipu
Spanish
quipu
Catalan
quipu
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Communication media historically used in the region of Andean South America.

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        письменность инков
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        Examples for "quipu"
        Examples for "quipu"
        1
        The "quipu," a knotted reckoning-cord, was in use in Peru and in China.
        Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
        2
        The word quipu, indeed, signifies a knot.
        History of the Conquest of Peru
        3
        Quipu: Knotted, parti-colored strings used by the ancient Peruvians to keep records.
        Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru
        1
        The Peruvian quipos were I suppose an improvement upon this simple invention.
        The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
        2
        And four attendants had approached the throne, bearing a frame of quipos.
        Under the Andes
        3
        He means that you are to judge us by the quipos.
        Under the Andes
        4
        Harry and I were prisoners before the bar of the quipos!
        Under the Andes
        5
        By her hand he meant the quipos to speak.
        Under the Andes