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In certain texts from Huancané, Jopoqueri, and
Salinas, there occur instances of /-ta/ where other
dialects would use 3+3 RIK. This /-ta/ is probably
best analyzed as the resultant nominalizer -ta, used

instead of a verb inflection (see 7-4.21.3). Examples:

Jani ut.j.ka.ta.t uka.t sar.xa.ta.
no exist ~—_ so leave ~_

‘There being none, he left.' (Huancané)

Manqg'.xa.ta.wa. ‘They have eaten.' (Huancané)
eat ~

Sawu.p ap.ta.si.s sara.ta.
weaving carry go 7

‘Carrying her weaving, she left.' (Jopoqueri)

The following was said by another Huancané speaker who

also used /-tayna/ in another instance:

Qamagi.raki.s sar.k.xa.ta.xa.:.

Tox and go

‘And the fox was gone for good!'

If the /-ta/ in all these examples is in fact the re-

sultant nominalizer used in place of verb inflection,