Emergency

1. Yanapt'ita!

   Ya-nap-t'i-ta!

   Help me!

   Usage

   Calling for help in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   Yanapt'aña means 'to help' (also Yanapaña). -ita is the imperative suffix meaning 'you to me' (as in churita 'give me'), giving the form Ampi suma yanapt'ita

2. Polisiar jawsam!

   Po-li-siar jaw-sam!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Calling for police assistance in a dangerous situation

   Grammar Note

   'To call' is jawsaña. The imperative is the root + -m

3. Qulla utar irpita.

   Qu-lla u-tar ir-pi-ta.

   Take me to the hospital

   Usage

   Asking to be taken to a hospital in a medical emergency

   Grammar Note

   'House' is uta (Quechua has wasi). 'Medicine' is qulla. 'Hospital' is said qulla uta ('house of medicine'). Irpaña means to guide someone who does not know the way or the town

4. Janiw kawkir sarañ yatkti.

   Ja-niw kaw-kir sa-rañ yat-kti.

   I do not know where to go (I am lost)

   Usage

   Expressing disorientation and asking for help finding the way

   Grammar Note

   Negation uses the janiw … -kti frame (Laime 2010 example: Janiwa kunasa utjkiti 'there is nothing'). To know is yatiña (CONADI: YATINA saber). The old sarantktati was a 2nd person form and did not agree with the subject

5. Ambulanciar jawsam!

   Am-bu-lan-ciar jaw-sam!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Requesting an ambulance in a serious medical emergency

   Grammar Note

   'To call' is jawsaña. The imperative is the root + -m

6. Sorochewa. Yanapt'ita.

   So-ro-che-wa. Ya-nap-t'i-ta.

   I have altitude sickness, please help me

   Usage

   Asking for help when experiencing altitude sickness (soroche) in the Andean highlands

   Grammar Note

   For altitude sickness, the Spanish soroche, which is reliably understood locally, is used as is, made into a predicate with -wa

7. Pasaportejax chhaqhatawa!

   Pa-sa-por-te-jax chha-qha-ta-wa!

   I have lost my passport!

   Usage

   Alerting others to a lost passport and seeking assistance

   Grammar Note

   First-person possession is -ja. 'To lose' is chhaqhaña. Jiwasa means 'we' including the listener, so it is not used for 'my'

8. Aka jaqix ñanqhachiriwa.

   A-ka ja-qix ñan-qha-chi-ri-wa.

   This person did something wrong

   Usage

   Reporting wrongdoing or a crime to authorities or bystanders

   Grammar Note

   Ñanqhachiri means 'wrongdoer, one who does evil'. Jaqi means 'person'

9. Mä qulliri wakisiwa.

   Mä qu-lli-ri wa-ki-si-wa.

   A doctor is needed

   Usage

   Stating that medical help is urgently needed

   Grammar Note

   Doctor is qulliri (CONADI: QULLIRI, yatiri. s. Medico // Curandero). To be necessary is wakisiña (CONADI: WAKISIRI importante, necesario, indispensable). The old card used raw Spanish doctor and preciso

10. Qullqi wayaqajax chhaqhatawa.

    Qull-qi wa-ya-qa-jax chha-qha-ta-wa.

    I have lost my wallet

    Usage

    Reporting a lost or stolen wallet to bystanders or police

    Grammar Note

    Bag is wayaqa (CONADI: WAYAQA bolsa), so qullqi wayaqa 'money bag' serves for wallet. The old Jiwasaja is the inclusive 'our' and cannot mean 'my'

11. Jan ukham luramti!

    Stop it

    Usage

    For pushy touts, scams, or unwanted contact — show it as it is

12. Jan nayar luqt'amti!

    Jan na-yar lu-qt'am-ti!

    Don't touch me

    Usage

    The point is that you can show it without raising your voice

    Grammar Note

    'To touch' is luqaña (to reach out a hand to touch). A negative command uses the frame jan … -m -ti

13. Jaytita!

    Leave me alone

    Usage

    When somebody will not stop bothering you

14. Jan arkitamti!

    Don't follow me

    Usage

    When someone is trailing you after dark

15. Nakhantawi

    Fire

    Usage

    A building or forest burning; also said as nina nakhantawi with nina (fire)

16. Lunthata

    Thief

    Usage

    The word for a person who steals; show it when reporting or raising the alarm

17. Jaqi jiwayawi

    Murder

    Usage

    jaqi (person) + jiwayana (to kill) + -wi (nominaliser); for reporting a crime

18. Wumwa

    Bomb

    Usage

    The nativised form of Spanish bomba; for reporting a threat or a found device

19. Nakhantawi! Jaltam!

    Fire! Run!

20. Lunthata! Katuram!

    Thief! Catch him!

21. Kawkhansa polisia utji?

    Where are the police?

    Usage

    A sentence built on the frame 'Kawkhansa X utji?' (Where is X?) with polisia (police). Aymara has no word for the police station building, so it says 'police'

22. Mä denuncia uskuntaña muntwa

    I want to file a report

    Usage

    Show this at a police desk after a theft to say you want to file a report. Denuncia ('report') with uskuntaña ('to submit') gives 'to file a report'. 'I want to ...' is '-ña muntwa'. The text contains no word for theft, so make the theft clear by speaking or gesturing

23. Japonés arut parliri jaqix utjiti?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

24. Aka jaqix jan amuyuniwa

    This person is unconscious

25. Nuwatatwa

    I was beaten

26. Jununtatatwa

    I was stabbed

27. Utajax lunthatasitawa

    My room was broken into

28. Khaya jaqix juchaniwa

    That person is the culprit

29. K'arintatatwa

    I was deceived

30. Qullqi wayaqajax lunthatasitawa

    My wallet was stolen

31. Awtux nukt'itu

    I was hit by a car

32. Jank'aki mistuñar jaltam

    Please escape through the emergency exit

33. Ampi suma jank'aki

    Please hurry

34. Jichhapacha jutam

    Please come right away

35. Akax jank'awa

    It's an emergency

36. Bomberos ukanakar jawsam!

    Please call the fire brigade

    Usage

    A sentence built on the frame 'X-r jawsam!' (Please call X) with bomberos ukanaka ('firefighters'). Aymara has no word for the fire engine itself

37. Awtu chiji utjitawa.

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    A sentence fitting chiji ('accident, disaster') and awtu ('car') into the frame 'X utjitawa' ('X has happened')

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