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as follows: (A) the elicitation list used in field work;
(B) a list of onomatopoeic particles; (C) regional versions
of greetings and certain common expressions; (D) regional
versions of a saying and a riddle; and (E) an index of

suffixes.
1-3.6 Conventions and terminology

In this study the following conventions are
observed, conforming in most cases to those used by
Hardman et al. (1975).

Aymara examples are usually written in the
Yapita phonemic alphabet (see 3-2) modified by the use
of a colon (:) rather than a dieresis mark (“) for vowel
length in order to permit separation of morphemic length
from the vowel it occurs on. Occasional examples are
given in phonetic transcription within square brackets
([]). Place names are spelled as they appear on maps
for ease of reference although users of the Yapita
alphabet prefer to spell them according to its rules,
e.g. Qumpi for Compi. Aymara examples from published
sources other than Hardman and associates are usually
converted to Yapita orthography. All examples not
attested by Hardman et al. (1975) or later reported
by Vasquez, Yapita, or me are preceded by a raised
cross (7); morphemic as well as phonemic analyses of
such forms are mine. An asterisk (*) before an example

means it is unattested; context will indicate whether it is