Car Rental & Driving

1. [X] uru auto alkilasiña muntwa.

   [X] u-ru au-to al-ki-la-si-ña mun-twa.

   I'd like to rent a car for [X] days.

   Usage

   Stating rental duration

   Grammar Note

   'To rent' is alkilasiña (a coinage based on Spanish alquilar). Native options are mayt'aña 'to lend' and arintaña (arrendar, alquilar)

2. Alquiler preciona kunasa utji?

   What's included in the rental price?

   Usage

   Asking what is included in rental

   Grammar Note

   "kuna + -sa (question) + utji (there is)" = 'what is there'. -na is 'in'. alquiler and precio are Spanish loans. The old kunapachan comes from kunapacha 'when', not 'what'

3. GPS, automático cambio utjiti?

   Does it have GPS / automatic transmission?

   Usage

   Checking car equipment

   Grammar Note

   "utjiti" = "is there?" (utji + the question suffix -ti). The old utjit had lost its final -i

4. Seguro opcionanakax kunaymanasa?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   Inquiring about insurance plans

   Grammar Note

   "seguro" (insurance) and "opción" are Spanish loans. The Aymara plural is -naka (not Spanish -es). kunayma means 'various kinds' and here asks about kinds (it is not a word for quantity)

5. Combustible phuqt'ataw kutiyañaxa?

   Com-bus-ti-ble phuqt'-a-taw ku-ti-ya-ña-xa?

   Should I return it with a full tank?

   Usage

   Fuel policy inquiry

   Grammar Note

   'Full tank' uses the participle phuqt'ata of phuqt'aña ('to fill'; the Visa & Immigration category uses it for filling in a form). To give back is kutiyaña (Laime 2020: Devolver). The old junt'ata is built on junt'u 'hot' and means 'warmed up', not 'full'

6. Kilómetro límite utjiti?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   Checking mileage limit

   Grammar Note

   Technical fields often use Spanish borrowings

7. Autox rascado utji, yatiyaña muntwa.

   I'd like to report a scratch / damage.

   Usage

   Reporting vehicle damage

   Grammar Note

   "rascado" (scratch) is a Spanish loan. 'To report/inform' is yatiyaña (Laime 2020: Comunicar, informar, avisar; the same as bank-009), and 'I want to ...' is the verb stem + muntwa (1st person). The old yatxataña means 'to examine/study'

8. Kawkhansa jak'a gasolinera utji?

   Where is the nearest gas station?

   Usage

   Finding nearest gas station

   Grammar Note

   The standard location frame "Kawkhansa ... utji?" plus jak'a 'near' (as in bank-001 jak'a ATM) gives 'nearest'. The old askitax is neither a superlative nor a word for 'near'

9. Aka autompi yaqha markar sarañax sumati?

   Can I take this car across the border?

   Usage

   Checking cross-border permission

   Grammar Note

   'Another country' is yaqha marka (yaqha = other, marka = country/town), 'to' is -r (-ru), and 'by car' is autompi (-mpi = with/by means of). The permission frame is '... -ñax sumati?' (as in beach-002 etc.). The old jaqiru markata meant 'to a person / from a country' and did not give another country, and yatxatäm meant 'examine it'

10. Tráfico policiax jark'itu, kunsa lurañax?

    I've been stopped by traffic police — what should I do?

    Usage

    Handling traffic police stop

    Grammar Note

    Jark'aña means 'to stop, to block'. '-itu' is the form 'he/she does it to me' (the same pattern as manq'istu 'he eats me')

11. Aka caminumpi peaje utjiti?

    Are there toll roads on this route?

    Usage

    Checking for toll roads

    Grammar Note

    "-mpi" marks path or instrument

12. Akana parking kamachix kunasa?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    Asking about parking rules

    Grammar Note

    "parking" is an English loan. kamachi = rule (the same word as the Casino & Gambling category csno-007), kunasa = what (kuna + question -sa). The old ukatis means 'and then', not 'what is it'

13. Autox janiw irnaqkiti.

    The car won't start.

    Usage

    Reporting engine trouble

    Grammar Note

    Negation brackets the verb as "janiw ... -kiti" (irnaqaña = to work/run; the same wording as the air conditioner in the Accommodation category). The old sartaykiti lacked janiw, and sartaña means 'to depart'

14. Nayraqata auto kutiyaña muntwa.

    Nay-ra-qa-ta au-to ku-ti-ya-ña mun-twa.

    I'd like to return the car early.

    Usage

    Requesting early return

    Grammar Note

    The old nayr is a reduction of nayra 'eye, front' and does not stand alone as an adverb. Beforehand is nayraqata, already present in this language's data in nayraqatankiwa. The old card also listed kutiyana against a text reading kutiyaña — an ñ collapsed to n

15. Wawanakataki silla utjiti?

    Do you have a child seat available?

    Usage

    Asking about child seat rental

    Grammar Note

    "wawa" = baby/child and "-taki" = 'for'. 'Seat for children' (a child seat) is wawanakataki silla. The old irpiri means 'guide' (art-008) and did not give the child-seat sense

16. Aka autox kuna combustible apnaqi?

    What type of fuel does it use?

    Usage

    Checking fuel type

    Grammar Note

    apnaqaña means 'to use' (Laime 2020: apnaqaña); the 3rd-person present apnaqi = 'it uses'. The old manq'istu means 'it eats me' and did not give 'uses fuel'. kuna is 'what kind of'

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