708

according to Vasquez, 'Do you have your pincushion?' The
intended meaning would be conveyed, rudely, by the
following:

Ui.t'a.ta.ni.:.ta.ti?

look 2->3
S

literally, 'Do you have someone you look at?'
The verb muna.fia 'to want, like, esteem' occurs
in a number of examples, such as the following (Wexler

1967:57):
tkun.s munta.ti2?/

As indicated by Wexler (1967), this means 'Do you want
something?’ but to Vasquez it has overtones of a suggestive
challenge. Another example is (Wexler 1967:345)

*Mun.ista.ti?
2>1
S
Intended to mean 'Do you need my help?', it actually
means, according to Vasquez, ‘Do you want/love/appreciate
me?' Vasquez indicates that the correct Aymara for asking

if someone needs help is

Yanap.t'a.:ma.cha? ‘May I help you?' (La Paz/Tiahuanaco)
172
F
This has the Future tense and the alternative question

suffix -cha.