Sunquiman

[W.F.H.Adelaar]

Hi,

I suppose you mean the ending -sunkiman from Quechua, as in maqasunkiman 'he/she may hit you', munasunkiman 'he/she may want you', etc. 

-su...-nki  is the ending for 'he/she ...(to) you' and -man is the potential mood (possibility).

Best,

Willem Adelaar




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: eduardo_rivail 
  To: etnolinguistica at yahoogrupos.com.br 
  Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:20 PM
  Subject: [etnolinguistica] Re: Sunquiman





  Hi,

  I'm assuming you speak English; please correct me if I'm mistaken. There are hundreds of Native American languages (Brazil alone has, according to some estimates, around 170 different ones). So, in order for us to be able to help you, a little more detail would be necessary: Where have you seen/heard this word? In which context? If it's from a Central or North American language, your best option is to contact SSILA (http://ssila.org), which includes members from all the Americas.

  Best,

  Eduardo

  --- Em etnolinguistica at yahoogrupos.com.br, "laurynaslabas" <lau2277 at ...> escreveu
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  > Lo siento, no hablo español, pero tengo una pregunta. ¿Qué significa esta palabra "sunquiman"? Es el idioma nativo americanos. Necesito su ayuda. Si es imposible, me dicen que debo pedir. Gracias.
  >



  
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