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4-3.22.12 Geminate vowel sequences and vowel length

Geminate vowel sequences may occur at the word
boundary (juncture) between a modifier and a head in a
noun phrase or as a result of suffixation with a morpheme
of vowel length such as 133 F (see 6-3.32) or vowel

length verbalization (see 5-3.41.2).

Uka aru.wa. ‘It's that word.' (La Paz; Hardman et al.
~ 1975:3.110)

Sara.:. ‘I will go.' -:- 1+3 Future (all dialects)

kawki ‘where’ + cyin verbalizer + -,iri ‘actor’ >

kawk. i:ri® 'which' (La Paz)

k'uri ‘way over yonder' + - :~ verbalizer + = iri ‘actor’ >

k"ur. ini? ‘that one way over yonder’ (La Paz)
The length may optionally reduce to simple vowel.
kawkiri ‘which' (La Paz)

Nongeminate vowel sequences are not permitted in Aymara

surface structure, and trigger other rules; see 4-3.22.13.