Aymara Basic Vocabulary


The aymara words of this page are written by using the Yapita's alphabet.

 
Pronouns 
NayaI
            Juma	You
            Jupa	He/She
            Uka	It
            Nānaka	We(without you)
            Jiwasa	We(with you)
            Jumanaka	You
            Jupanaka	They
    
To be	(ukaņa)
Nayatawa	I am
            Jumatawa	You are
            Jupawa	He/She is
            UkawaIt	is
            Nātanwa	We are(the interlocutor excluded)
            Jiwasatanwa	 We are(the interlocutor may be included)
            Jumanakatanwa 	You are
            Jupanakawa 	They are
    
There is not the auxiliar to have in Aymara. The other cases of to have, in 
Aymara, are used by inflecting the object. By instance, the object UTA (which 
means HOME) has the following forms: 
Nayax utanitwaI have a home
            Umax utanitawa	You have a home
            Upax utaniwa	He/She has a home
            Nānakax utanipxtawa	We(excluded the interlocutor) have a home
            Jiwasax utanipxtanwa	We have a home(the interlocutor may also have a 
            home)
            Jumanakax utanipxtawa	You have a home
            Jupanakax utanipxi	They have a home
    
Negative Forms	(janiw=not)
Nayax janiw utanėktiI 	have not a home
            Jumax janiw utanėktati	You have not a home
            Jupax janiw utanėkiti	He/She has not a home
            Nānakax janiw utanipxti	We have not a home(the interlocutor may have 
            a home)
            Jiwasax janiw utanipxtanti	We have not a home(No one has a home, 
            included the interlocutor)
            Jumanakax janiw utanipxtati	You have not a home
            Jupanakax janiw utanipxiti	They have not a home
    
Counting(ak"uņa)
Maya1Tunka-mayani11Kimsa-tunka30
            Paya2Tunka-payani12Pusi-tunka40
            Kimsa3Tunka-kimsani13P"isca-tunka50
            Pusi4Tunka-pusini14Suxta-tunka60
            P"isca5Tunka-p"iscani15Paqalqu-tunka70
            Suxta6Tunka-suxtani16Kimsa-paqalqu-tunka80
            Paqalqu7Tunka-paqalquni17Lla-pataka90
            Kimsa-paqalqu8Tunka-kimsa-paqalquni18Pataka100
            Lla-tunka9Tunka-lla-tunkani19P"isca-pataka500
            Tunka10Paya-tunka20Waranqa1000
    
Some basic expressions of pure Aymara
KamisarakiHello
            Kunjamaskatasa?How are you?
            Nayax walisktaw,..., jumasti?I am fine,.., and you?
            Kawki?	Where?
            Kunjata?	How?
            Kuna?	What?
            Kunata?	Why?
            K"awk"as?	How much?
            SarawáI will go
            Jakisiņkama	Good Bye
            Mirā	Please
    
Some basic expressions mixed Aymara-Spanish
Winus tiyas	Good morning
            Winas tāris	Good afternoon
            Yuspagara	Thanks
            Nayax parlt'ax AymaraI 	speak
            (ancient spanish)


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