638

Wak liw.t'a.ya.ni.p.xa.:ta.
cow feed ~ 2>3

ete F

‘You [sg.] will feed the cows.' (Calacoa)

Relational:

Yapu.pa.t juta.p.x.i.x.
field 3p come ~ 393 -
S

'She's coming from her fields.’ (Juli)

It is common for -p- to occur on the verb when a
subject and/or complement is unexpressed by a noun in the
sentence, but appears in plural form in translation. The
suffix -p- may refer to the persons involved in the action,

the extent or intensity of the action itself, or both.

puqu.ya.si.p.k.t"a ‘we produce’ (Calacala)
~ 433
S
sara.si.p.k.ta ‘you [p].] are going' (Jopoqueri)
~ 43
S

May.ni.t may.ni.t pari.t'a.p.xa.m.
other talk — 2-3

I

‘You talk one by one.’ (Calacoa)