loan porque being used instead. The expression kuna.-

.xa is built on the interrogative kuna ‘what’

layku.ti

plus the

layku.sa

'Why?!?2'

suffix -layku ‘on account of'. The query kuna.-
is an incredulous, complaining question, like

To persons who do not use the Missionary term,

kuna.layku.ti.xa retains some of the heavy semantic

freight

of kuna.layku.sa, injecting a jarring note into

sentences like the following:

Jupa.naka.x jik.xata.si.waya.p.x.i kuna.layku.ti.xa
3p meet 333. =~
S

wali suma t"ugq.ta.wi.naka.w.. .
very good dance

 

 

 

Missionary meaning: ‘They met together because
of the very good dancing. '

Non-Missionary meaning: 'They met together--Why?!?--
There were very good dances.’

Jupa.naka.t ma: juk'.ita disculpa may.xa.p.x.ta
3p a little pardon ask 133

S

kuna. layku.ti.x na.naka.x uras.pacha.x

Ip sometimes

pant.xa.s.iri.:.p.x.t.w.

make mistakes 133

S

Missionary meaning: ‘We ask them to pardon us
because we sometimes make mistakes.'