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When the Class 2 verbal derivational suffix -ya- is added to
achu- or puqu-, the verb takes a human subject, the original

plant subject then turning into a zero complement.

Ch'uq achu.y.t.wa. ‘I grow potatoes.' (La Paz)
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There is a homophonous verb achu.ita ‘to carry in the
mouth' that requires an animal subject. The derived stem
ach.ja.tata- ‘to bite', with the Class 1 derivational suf-
fixes -ja- and -tata-, also requires an animal subject and
therefore does not take the nominalizer -fia. It can take a

human -ru complement.

Anu.w (naya.r) ach.ja.tat.itu. ‘The dog bit me.’
dog Ip 3>1 = (La Paz)
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The base verb mang'a.fa 'to eat' permits a human or
animal subject and an edible zero complement, but no human
-ru complement. The derived verb stem mang'a.tata- with the
Class 1 verbal derivational suffix -tata-, permits only an
animal subject and does not take -fia, but like ach.ja.tata-

it also can take a human -ru complement.