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In modern Aymara -jama does occur on the subordi-
nators -sa and -sina, e. g. sa.s.jam ‘saying, like’
(Hardman et al. 1975:3.408). The following is an example
given by Ebbing (1965:223) that resembles the Bertonio

example cited above and is acceptable to Vasquez:

jallu.s jama.ch.i 'it looks like it's raining'
~ ~~ 333
S

 

Written as a unit, it would be jallu.s.jama.ch.i. Ebbing
said the form was archaic and that the following was to

be preferred:

*Jallu.s.ka.s.ama.ch.i.wa. ‘It looks like it's raining.'
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Ss
Vasquez renders it as follows:
Jallu.s.ka.$.ma.ch.i.wa.
Ebbing heard a stress on the vowel before */sama/, e. g.
“Jallu.s.kd.s.ama.ch. i.wa/

This can be explained by assuming a double /s/ which would

tend to lengthen the preceding vowel.