Uro - Uro

Japanese: ウロ - うろ
Uro - Uro

…an ethnic minority group living in the central Andean highlands of western South America around Lake Titicaca. They are also called Uro, Uno, or Ochoma. Their language is thought to be of the Uru-Chipaya family, unrelated to the Quechua and Aymara peoples of the central Andean highlands.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "uro" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南アメリカ西部,チチカカ湖およびその周辺の中央アンデス高地に住む少数民族。ウロ,ウノ,オチョマとも呼ばれる。言語的には,中央アンデス高地の大民族であるケチュア族やアイマラ族とは関係のないウル・チパヤ語系と考えられている。…

※「ウロ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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