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own vowel except before consonant-requiring final noun
suffixes. It usually loses its vowel word-finally.

Examples:

Kuna.r.s pur.ta.x? 'Why did you come?' (Calacoa)
what — ar- 273
rive S

Kawki.r.s trawaji.tan.x? ‘Where are we going to work?!
where — work _ (Torata)

Na.x juma.r.x kumpaf.sma.w. 'I've accompanied you. '

Tp 2p 1>2 (Torata)
S
Kuna.r.s jut.ta.x? ‘Why did you come?' (Socca)
what ~ come 2>3
S

Kuna.ru.s chura.:ta.x? ‘Why are you going to give it to
what give 233 (the dog)?' (Socca)
F

Kuna.r.S sara.nhat? ‘Why are you going to go?' (Sitajara)
what ~~ go 2>3
F

Kuna.ru.s sar.k.ta? ‘Why are you going?! (Sitajara)
what ~ go 2>3
S

5-3.31.4 -yta ~ -t"a directional ‘from, of!

The allomorph /-t"a/ occurs in Juli, Huancané,

Calacoa, Sitajara, Jopoqueri, Salinas, and Morocomarca,