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is behaving like a dog. The dichotomy is illustrated in the

following, a La Paz retort to an insult.

K"iti.ta.sa - anu.ta.t jagi.ta.cha?
who 233 dog 2-3 person
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Jag.jam parla.m jan an.jam  parla.m.ti.
person like speak not dog like speak 2>+3
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‘Who are you - a dog or a person? Talk like a
person, not like a dog.’ (La Paz/Compi)

The above is rude, using the unadorned Imperative. So is

the following:

Anu.r jagu.ni.m. 'Throw it to a dog.’ (La Paz/Tiahuanaco)
dog throw 23

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The above sentence is a retort to someone who is throwing
stones or otherwise being deliberately annoying; it means
'Go do it to a dog instead of to me.'

The following is commonly said by wedding godparents

to the couple for the stability of whose marriage they are

responsible:

Jaq ufi.ta.sa.w sar.naga.:ta. ‘Live (by) watching real
people looking at go around 2+3 people.’ (La Paz/Compi)
F (Yapita 1975:1-2)

(‘Behave the way you see real people behaving.')