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| + | Similarly to English, nouns can directly modify the following noun in a noun phrase <ref name="parkerGrammar"> <ref> try saying that three times fast! <ref>. For example, the noun phrase ''hara chakra,'' meaning ''corn farm,'' is composed of the noun adjunct ''hara'' (corn) first, and the modified ''chakra'' (farm) <ref> ''Chakra'' refers to a specific type of farm with no direct English translation <ref> second. | ||
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| + | ! Huaylas !! Spanish !! English translation | ||
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| + | | hara chakra || chacra de maiz || corn farm | ||
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| + | | chakra allpa || tierra de una chacra || farmland | ||
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| + | Nouns inflect in the following order: | ||
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| + | : : Categories of person (possessor) → Number (singular/plural) → Case | ||
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=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 16 February 2023
Contents
Background
Huaylas Ancash Quechua is a Central Quechuan variety spoken in Callejon de Huaylas, Ancash, Peru. More information is available on the main page.
Language Typology
Huaylas Ancash Quechua is a polysynthetic, aggluginative language [1]. Prepositions, conjunctions, and relative pronouns are indicated with inflection suffixes Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag. Despite a diverse word order, the grammatical arguments of a sentence remain easy to identify due to a large and rich system of markers that indicate grammatical arguments, subjects and objects, and case.
Parts of Speech of Huaylas Quechua
Nouns
Similarly to English, nouns can directly modify the following noun in a noun phrase <ref name="parkerGrammar"> <ref> try saying that three times fast! <ref>. For example, the noun phrase hara chakra, meaning corn farm, is composed of the noun adjunct hara (corn) first, and the modified chakra (farm) <ref> Chakra refers to a specific type of farm with no direct English translation <ref> second.
| Huaylas | Spanish | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| hara chakra | chacra de maiz | corn farm |
| chakra allpa | tierra de una chacra | farmland |
Nouns inflect in the following order:
- : Categories of person (possessor) → Number (singular/plural) → Case
Verbs
Case
Person Marking
Notes
- ↑ Parker, Gary John. Diccionario Quechua (Ancash-Huailas) / Gary J. Parker Ministerio de Educacion Lima, Peru 1976
