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awkch'i 'father-in-law' (Huancané, Salinas, Morocomarca;
awki occurs there and elsewhere, meaning 'father'

or ‘old man')
jach'achila ‘grandfather’ (Morocomarca) jach'a_ 'big'
taykchi_ ‘mother-in-law’ (Huancané)

taykch'i ‘mother-in-law! (Salinas; tayka occurs there and

elsewhere, meaning 'mother' or ‘old woman')

This frozen suffix has a preceding vowel in some stems,

and a preceding consonant in others.
5-3.11.12 ~yku

This has occurred only in mamaku 'mother' and
tataku ‘father', terms reportedly used today in the
towns of Huatajata and Janco Amaya near Compi (La
Paz); they were used in Compi during the childhood of
persons who are now middle-aged. The forms mama
'mother/ma'am' and tata 'father/sir' are in general

use throughout the Aymara area.
5-3.11.13 -yla
This occurs as follows:

achachila ‘grandfather’ (Juli, Calacala, Jopoqueri)

ch'ammala ‘grandmother’ < jach'a mamala (Jopoqueri )