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The Inca Civilization: Unique Forms Of Language And Communication

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The Inca Civilization had one of the most unique forms of language and communication. Since they lacked a form of written language, they developed a form of communication known as quipu. Quipu consisted of different colored cords that were tied into knots, and was used to document and record information as well as to send messages. One of the reasons why we have this information from over five centuries ago is because the Incas documented information about the empire very efficiently using quipu. However; only a little can be gathered from this since we have very little knowledge of how to understand quipu, and since the Spanish destroyed a great amount of these historical documentations.
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