574

On the other hand, sa.na embedding may be used
to convey a visual rather than an auditory image, as

in the following:

Wich'inka.s <tistisi tistisi> sSa.sa.w anu.x
tail rigid rigid say dog

g'ipa.p nayra.p jal.i.
back forth run 33
S

"His tail "stiffly stiffly" saying, the dog ran back

and forth. '
(‘Jauntily wagging his tail, the dog ran back and forth.')
(La Paz/Tiahuanaco)

7-4.47 sa.fia in storytelling

The first example given for sa.na embedding
(7-4.41) was from a story, and the other types of
embedding mentioned above occur in tales as well as
in conversation. Complex embeddings especially charac-
teristic of storytelling style involve frequent use of
=sa subordinator (less often -sina and variants or
-ipana), sa.fla with 3+3 Remote tenses or 3+3 Non-

Involver, and the plain s.i.w, all together.

Asiru.raki.:n s.i.w tawaqu.mp parl.iritayna.x ,
snake 3-3 = 353”~—Ctsé*=g ir | talk 3+3

Ss S RIK

uka.x Sara.w.x.iritayna.w s.i.w <Sifial.t'a.w.ita.11>
go 323 333 mark a>]

RIK s (continued)