356

/-wiya-/ occurs in Salinas and Corque. /-wi-/
occurs in Jopoqueri. In Morocomarca /-wi-/ or /-wiy-/
occurs before /i/ (resulting phonemically in /wi:/ or
/wiyi/), and /-wiya-/ occurs elsewhere, reducing to

/wiy/ before consonant-requiring suffixes. Examples:

Ap.xaru.way.ma. ‘Take it away.' (San Andrés de Machaca)
2>3

I apa.fa ‘to carry’

Chura.waya.m. ‘Give it to him quickly, at once, on the way.'
give 23 (La Paz)
I

Chura.way. ita. 'Give it to me (as you're leaving right away).”
| (La Paz)
I

Iskula.y jala.q.ta.way.i.w. ‘He played hooky.’ (stayed out
school 333 of school) (Sitajara)
S

jala.ga.na ‘to fall'

Mang'a.waya.m. ‘Eat and go right afterwards.' (La Paz)
eat 243

I

Mang'a.way.i.wa. ‘They ate (somewhere else).' (Sitajara)
~~ 343
S

ch"aga.way.i ‘he got lost (somewhere out there)' (Sitajara)
333

S  ch'aga.fia ‘to get lost’