South American vs Quechua

Quechua vs South American

South American and Quechua both are nouns.

South American is an adjective but Quechua is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
South American	Yes	Yes	No	No
Quechua	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Quechua is a hyponym of South American; that is, Quechua is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than South American:

South American: a native or inhabitant of South America
Quechua: a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire

Other hyponyms of South American include Argentinian, Bolivian, Brazilian, Tupi, Guarani, Maraco, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadoran, Ecuadorian, Salvadoran, Salvadorean, Salvadorian, Guyanese, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Kechua, Uruguayan, Venezuelan.

South American (noun)	Quechua (noun)
a native or inhabitant of South America	the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
	a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
	a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire

South American (adjective)	Quechua (adjective)
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples

Difference between South American and Quechua

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