367

¢ dach.k.i.w s.i.way. '"They are crying," they say.’
~ 343 343
S S

Although this suffix frequently occurs with nega-
tive expressions, some negatives occur without it, or
with the completive -xa- instead. Negative expressions
are discussed in 7-4.5.

With the Inferential -pacha, /-ka-/ incompletive
may occur with the meaning ‘instead of.' The following
example was inspired in a La Paz/Tiahuanaco speaker by

Ebbing (1965:100):

Uka chacha.x jach.k.pacha.:n.x laru.s.xa.k.i.w.

that man cry 353 Taugh 333
RDK S

‘That man instead of crying is just laughing. '

However, in an example from Jopoqueri /-ja-/ with -pacha

is simply a continuative.

Jun.j.pacha.w. ‘He must be pecking. '

junu.fia ‘to peck, pierce'

This suffix occurs often on subordinated verbs
to indicate action ahead of the action of the main verb

or incompleted action ‘see 7-4.24).