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also occurs in the following expression from La Paz/

Tiahuanaco:

wal chuym
Juma. xX jar.j.ista.
pol ee ge

2p chuyma.x wal
S

'You untied my heartstrings.' (Me desataste el coraz6n.)

This means ‘You made me forget my troubles.' Another ex-
pression, from La Paz/Compi, is chuym ut.t'a.si.fa, ‘to seat
the heart', which means ‘to resign oneself, to accept circum-

stances one can't change', as inthe following sentence:

Kama.cha.raki.:ta.x - niya  uka.:.chi - chuym
what do 2>3 already that NI
F

ut.t'a.ya.s.xa.k.chi.:ta.x.
seat NI 233
F
'What (else) can you do - it's already happened (and it

was beyond your control) - resign yourself to it.' (La
Paz/Compi)

The derived noun chuyma.ni, with the possessor suffix
-ni, means ‘wise, mature person’ in La Paz, and as such is
usually reserved for older people. In Socca chuyma.ni may
refer to younger persons as well, conveying the ideas of
emotional maturity and good character expressed in La Paz

by suma jaqgi.