Accessibility

1. Aka chiqaru silla de ruedampi mantañax sumati?

   A-ka chi-qa-ru si-lla de rue-dam-pi man-ta-ñax su-ma-ti?

   Is this place wheelchair accessible?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether a venue or attraction is accessible to wheelchair users

   Grammar Note

   To enter is mantaña. There is no native word for wheelchair, so the Spanish word is borrowed as is

2. Waykattiri utjiti?

   Way-kat-ti-ri ut-ji-ti?

   Do you have an elevator / lift?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether a building has an elevator

   Grammar Note

   Waykattiri is the standard Aymara word for elevator. If it is not understood, the Spanish ascensor works. The question marker is -ti (utjiti / utji?)

3. Silla de ruedampi mantañ uta muntwa.

   Si-lla de rue-dam-pi man-tañ u-ta mun-twa.

   I need a room with accessibility features.

   Usage

   Used when requesting an accessible room at a hotel or guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   'Gerund -ña + noun' makes 'a ... for doing' (samarañ uta 'a house for resting'). Uta means 'house' but is also used for a room

4. Rampa, jani ukaxa patawisa mantaña utjiti?

   Ram-pa, ja-ni u-ka-xa pa-ta-wi-sa man-ta-ña ut-ji-ti?

   Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

   Usage

   Used to check for a ramp or step-free entrance to a building

   Grammar Note

   The old jupanakaxa is the 3rd person plural pronoun 'they', unrelated to entrances. Mantaña serves as both the verb 'to enter' and the noun 'entrance' (Laime 2020). Pata is 'step, stair' (Laime 2020: escalón. s. Pata). The privative -wisa is productive — aruwisa 'wordless = mute', isiwisa 'clothless = naked', nayrawisa 'eyeless = blind' — and patawisa is formed the same way. Jani ukaxa is 'or'

5. Kawkhansa silla de ruedampi mantañ baño utji?

   Kaw-khan-sa si-lla de rue-dam-pi man-tañ ba-ño ut-ji?

   Where is the accessible restroom?

   Usage

   Used to ask the location of an accessible restroom

   Grammar Note

   Chimpu means 'sign, mark', not 'toilet'. For toilet, the Spanish baño is used as is. The frame for 'Where is ...?' is Kawkhansa … utji?

6. Nayax janiw suma uñjkti. Ampi suma yanapt'ita.

   Na-yax ja-niw su-ma uñj-kti. Am-pi su-ma ya-napt'-i-ta.

   I am visually impaired — can you help me?

   Usage

   Used by visually impaired travelers to request assistance

   Grammar Note

   Negation uses the frame 'janiw + verb root + -k + person + -ti' (janiw yatkti 'I do not know'). A request uses Ampi suma yanapt'ita 'please help me'. 'Blind' in a single word is juykhu

7. Jach'a qillqani lista utjiti?

   Ja-ch'a qill-qa-ni lis-ta ut-ji-ti?

   Do you have large-print menus?

   Usage

   Used at restaurants to ask for a large-print or easy-to-read menu

   Grammar Note

   The old achaku means 'rat, mouse' (Laime 2020: achaku. s. Ratón), not 'letter'. The word for letter is qillqa (Laime 2020: qillqa. s. Letra). The suffix -ni forms 'having X' and is already present in this language's data as chanini 'a priced thing'

8. Ist'añataki guía utjiti?

   Is-t'a-ña-ta-ki gu-í-a ut-ji-ti?

   Are there audio guides available?

   Usage

   Used at museums or attractions to ask if an audio guide is available

   Grammar Note

   The old arsuña means 'to speak', which yields 'a guide who speaks' — a human guide, not a device. Framing it as 'for listening' removes the ambiguity. Ist'aña is Laime 2020 'Escuchar. Oír'. The native word for a human guide is irpiri (CONADI / Laime 2020: irpiri. s. Guía)

9. Nayax ist'añataki mä yä apnaqtwa. Ampi suma qhana parlt'am.

   Na-yax is-t'a-ña-ta-ki mä yä ap-naq-twa. Am-pi su-ma qha-na parl-t'am.

   I use a hearing aid — please speak clearly.

   Usage

   Used by hearing-impaired travelers to ask someone to speak clearly

   Grammar Note

   There is no native word for hearing aid, so it is described as 'a tool for hearing'. Yä means 'thing, tool' and apnaqaña means 'to use, to handle'

10. Yanapiri anujampi mantañax sumati?

    Ya-na-pi-ri a-nu-jam-pi man-ta-ñax su-ma-ti?

    Can I bring my service / guide dog?

    Usage

    Used to ask a venue whether a service or guide dog is permitted

    Grammar Note

    'Helper' is yanapiri. Apthapiña means 'to gather, to collect things', not 'to bring along' ('to bring' is apaniña)

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