suffix

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ala.si.fia ‘to buy oneself something' (everywhere)
buy
ala.fia 'to buy'

Emphasis:

ar.naga.si.: ‘I will yell' (Calacala)
yell 13
F

jaws. kat.t'a.si.: ‘I will call someone' (La Paz/Compi)
call ~~

The following examples of verbalization with this

have occurred in La Paz:
p'inga.si.na ‘to be ashamed, embarrassed' p'inga 'shame'
warmi.si.fia ‘to take oneself a mistress' warmi ‘woman '

wayna.si.fia ‘to take oneself a (male) lover' wayna ‘young
man'

This suffix occurs frozen in a few verb stems that

act as roots, taking suffixes normally occurring before

-si-.

ali.si.fia ‘to sprout' (La Paz/Tiahuanaco)
— ‘to run after someone' (La Paz/Compi)

ali.s.muchu.fia ~ ali.s.nuku.fia 'to throw out’ (La Paz/ Tia-
= ~ huanaco)