Contacts & SNS

1. Imataq sutiyki?

   I-ma-taq su-tiy-ki?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Asking someone their name when you first meet

   Grammar Note

   suti means "name/reputation". -yki is the 2nd-person singular possessive suffix

2. Maymantam kanki?

   May-man-tam kan-ki?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   A natural conversation starter asking about someone's origin

   Grammar Note

   -manta is the ablative suffix "from". This corresponds to Spanish "de dónde eres"

3. Allinmi tupasqanchis

   Al-lin-mi tu-pas-qan-chis

   It is good that we met

   Usage

   A warm greeting expressing pleasure at a new meeting

   Grammar Note

   tupay (to meet) + -sqa (past participle) + -nchis (inclusive we) = "that all of us met"

4. Ñuqap emailniymi kay.

   Ñu-qap e-mail-niy-mi kay.

   This is my email address

   Usage

   Sharing your email when exchanging contact information

   Grammar Note

   ñuqap is the genitive of ñuqa (I). -mi expresses direct certainty "this is indeed it"

5. Telefonuykita quway

   Te-le-fo-nuy-ki-ta qu-way

   Please give me your phone number

   Usage

   Asking for a new acquaintance's phone number

   Grammar Note

   telefonu from Spanish teléfono. -yki (your) and -ta (accusative) are appended as suffixes

6. Maypim tiyanki?

   May-pim ti-yan-ki?

   Where do you live?

   Usage

   Asking a new acquaintance where they live

   Grammar Note

   tiyay is versatile: "to live/sit/exist". maypim is the locative question word with evidential marker

7. Familia kankichu?

   Fa-mi-lia kan-ki-chu?

   Are you family?

   Usage

   Asking about a relationship when meeting someone new; community bonds are valued in Andean culture

   Grammar Note

   familia is borrowed from Spanish. -chu forms yes/no questions. ayllu (community/family) is also used

8. Ñuqap numironiyta qusqayki

   Ñu-qap nu-mi-ro-niy-ta qus-qay-ki

   I will give you my number

   Usage

   Offering to give someone your contact number

   Grammar Note

   quy (to give) in intentional future + object pronoun (to you) are fused in one word. A polysynthetic Quechua pattern

9. Kasillapi ñuqawan parlarisunchis

   Ka-sil-la-pi ñu-qa-wan par-la-ri-sun-chis

   Let us chat again casually

   Usage

   Encouraging someone to connect again casually when parting

   Grammar Note

   parlarina is Quechuanized from Spanish hablar. -sunchis is the inclusive 1st-plural hortative "let us (all)"

10. Tupananchiskama

    Tu-pa-nan-chis-ka-ma

    Until we meet again

    Usage

    A warm farewell expressing hope to meet again someday

    Grammar Note

    tupananchis combines tupay (to meet) + -nanchis (our). -kama is the terminative suffix meaning "until"

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