Andean Aymara

¡Maraptis jilatanaka, kullakanaka! ¿Kamisaraki? Nax hichhax Moquegua markantwa. Aka jaqix wali sumaw, manq’aña sumarakiwa piru sinti lupiwa. ¡Sumarus! Arumant Muylaqi markan saranitwa pa liebrempi (aka liebrenakax Mariatakiwa). Wal kusisitwa. Hikhisinkama …

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On November 1 the people of Muylaque, together with the people of other villages all over the area celebrate All Saint’s Day. Preparation begins on the last day of October, when, in the early morning, all the single adults go to the graveyard, in the mountains surrounding Muylaque, and clean the area, hacking away the [...]

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Here are some of the faces of Aymara speakers from Muylaque, Sijuaya, San Cristobal, and Calacoa who participated in the research project. ¡Yusilupai!

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Hello from Moquegua. Arrived here a couple days ago to back-up data and work with a couple consultants, Elmer Banegas Flores and his brother, Edwin Banegas Flores, who are spending a few days here. The research comes along well and the project is quickly growing and expanding as the data grows. The biggest hurdle is [...]

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