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Exercise Set I - Origin - Origen


Aymara equational sentences are marked with a -xa on one half and a -wa on the other half.
There are many types of Aymara questions. In this exercise set you are introduced to the Aymara information question which is marked with the suffix -sa. The information that is given in answer to the question is marked with the -wa. Notice that in each question you have a first part -xa and a second part marked -sa. In this exercise set -sa is on the form asking where the person marked with -xa is from. In the answer the person again takes -xa, and the place takes -wa.

You introduced to three persons: 1, 2, 3 (See Gramática, VIII 1.21; VII 3.11.1). In these sentences the -xa sentence suffix occurs with the subject. In the verbalized noun you have -kiri- marking the place of origin. -k- verbalizes the preceding noun, which consists of a vocabulary item plus -na ?in?, although here it would have to translate ?from?, if at all. The -k- obliges the omission of the preceding vowel; -iri- then renominalizes the form, and thus the vowel remains when adding the person suffixes (which oblige a vowel drop in full verbs). See Gramática, IX; VIII 2.12.1.

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Exercise 1
Where are you from?                  I am from ____________.
¿De dónde es usted?                  Yo soy de_____________.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Wu1iwyankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Istarusunirusankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax P"ulrirankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?Nayax Italyankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?Nayax Kalip"urnyankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Kanarankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?Nayax P"ransyankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?Nayax Prasilankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?Nayax Winisuylankirïtwa.

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Pirwankirïtwa. (audio not yet available)   

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?  Nayax Chilinkirïtwa. (audio not yet available)

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Japunankirïtwa. (audio not yet available)

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa? Nayax Jawayinkirïtwa. (audio not yet available)

click to hear question Jumax kawkinkirïtasa?                  Nayax ______nkirïtwa.

Exercise Two

Ask about someone else.        Preguntar de otra persona.

Where is he/she from?        He/she is from _____.
¿De dónde es?                   Es de _____.


click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa?       click to hear answer Jupax akankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Wuliwyankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Istarusunirusankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax P"ulurirankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa?       click to hear answer Jupax k"ayankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Italyankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Kalip"urnyankiriwa.



click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Kanarankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa?       click to hear answer Jupax ukankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax P"ransyankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Prasilankiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa?       click to hear answer Jupax k"urinkiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa?       click to hear answer Jupax Chikawunkiriwa.

click to hear question Jupax kawkinkirisa? Jupax Winisuylankiriwa.

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