4]

may be a neologism like distancer (used for the verbal
derivational suffix -waya-); such terms are those used
by Hardman et al. (1975).

Aymara sentences, defined by the presence or
absence or certain final suffixes, have the first word
capitalized and usually have a period, question mark,
or exclamation point at the end. Often the final suf-
fixes in Aymara convey semantic and emotional overtones
which are conveyed in spoken English by intonation and
in written English by punctuation. When a question mark
or exclamation point would be superfluous in Aymara
they are usually omitted even though the English gloss
may carry them. Aymara examples that are not sentences
in Aymara may in some cases be translated by sentences
in English but in such cases the Aymara punctuation will
usually be adhered to in the gloss as well as in the
Aymara example unless meaning would thereby be obscured.

Example:

kama.cha.ta.:.rak.pacha.:t"a ‘what could have

happened to me'

(Sitajara)

Embedded quotes are shown within angled brackets:

«Jach.k.i.w > S.i.way.
cry 373 Say
S

'"They are crying,"

they say.'