Aymara Basic Vocabulary

The aymara words of this page are written by using the Yapita's alphabet.
Pronouns
NayaI
Juma
Jupa
Uka It
Nnaka
Jiwasa
Jumanaka
Jupanaka

You
He/She
We(without you)
We(with you)
You
They

To be (ukaa)
Nayatawa
I am
Jumatawa
You are
Jupawa
He/She is
UkawaIt
is
Ntanwa
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
Nnakax 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 utanktiI have not a home
Jumax janiw utanktati
Jupax janiw utankiti
Nnakax janiw utanipxti
have
a home)
Jiwasax janiw utanipxtanti
included the interlocutor)
Jumanakax janiw utanipxtati
Jupanakax janiw utanipxiti

You have not a home

He/She has not a home
We have not a home(the interlocutor may
We have not a home(No one has a home,
You have not a home
They have not a home

Counting(ak"ua)
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?
SarawI will go
Jakisikama Good Bye
Mir
Please
Some basic expressions mixed Aymara-Spanish
Winus tiyas
Good morning
Winas tris Good afternoon
Yuspagara Thanks
Nayax parlt'ax AymaraI
speak
(ancient spanish)
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