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7-2.22.2 ylla ~ -ya politive/vocative/attenuator

The allomorph /-1lla/ occurs everywhere except in
parts of La Paz (including Compi and Tiahuanaco) and
Morocomarca, which have only /-ya/. Both /-lla/ and
/-ya/ occur in Sitajara and Huancané. Calacoa has /-ya/
in songs, but /-lla/ elsewhere. In Juli, Socca, Jopo-
queri, Salinas, and Calacala the usual allomorph is
/-lla/.

This suffix occurs often as a softener of the
imperative, occurring on the verb itself or on some other

word in the sentence. Examples:

Amus.t'a.qg-i.1la. ‘He made him shut up.' (Calacala)
337
S

Uka.t tani.n.i.11 mama.pa.ru. ‘Then he ran to his mother. '

run =. 33 (Salinas)
S
Sar.xa.ma.11. ‘Go away.' (Salinas)
273
I

Awis.t'a.k.ita.lla. ‘Tell me.' (Jopoqueri)
a>]
I

Mayt.ita.11. ‘Lend it to me.' (Juli)
2+)
I