‘eight o'clock.'

‘what time’.

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They answer questions with kuna.wrasa.sa

The Spanish months of the year have also been

borrowed into Aymara everywhere.

modifying p"axsi 'month', e.

 

of April’.
p"iwriru <
marsu .
awril  <
Mayu =
junu <
jullu <
awustue <
uktuwri <
nuwimri <
risimri <

The months are

enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio

agosto

setiembre

octubre

noviembre

diciembre

They usually occur

g. awril p"axsi ‘the month

"January'
"February'
'March'
‘April’
'May'
‘June'
‘July’
"August'
"September'
'October'
"November'’

"December'

Bertonio (1603b:181-182) gave names for the Aymara months