IgrewupinNorthAmerica.Peoplespokemanylanguagesthere.Now,Istudythem.Iamalinguist.Iwanttoknowhowlanguageschange.Iwanttoknowhowtheyconnectustothepeoplearound us.
Oneday,Ihadanidea.WhatifIcoulddiscoveranewlanguage?Iknow.Itsoundscrazy.Yet,it’s possible.
Languagesdon’tstaythesame.Overtime,theychange.Sometimesanewlanguageiscreated.It’snotlikeanyotherlanguage.IwantedtolookforanewlanguageinPeru,inSouth America.
InanareacalledPuno,peoplespeaktwolocallanguages.TheyspeakQuechuaand Aymara.
LearnalittleQuechuaor Aymara.
Trytheseusefulwordsand phrases.
Quechua:
Imanaylla kashanki?
(i-ma-naa-ya ka-shan-kee)
Aymara:
Kamisaraki
(ka-mee-sa-ra-kee)
English:
How are you?
ThecityofPunoisnearLakeTiticaca.It’s thelargestlakeintheAndes Mountains.
LivingtheHighLife
Iwonderedifthesetwolanguagesmighthavemixedtogether.Maybetheymadesomethingnew.Tofindout,Ipackedmynotebooksandmyaudiorecorder.Iwentto Puno.
Punoishighupinthemountains.WhenIgotthere,beingsohighupmademefeelsick.Ifeltdizzy.Ihadaheadache.So,Idrankateamadefromcocaleaves.Soon,Ifelt better.
Beinghighintheskyalsomeansthesunlightisstronger.Youcaneasilygetasunburn.Here,peoplenevergooutwithouttheirsunhats.Imadesuretoalwayswear mine.
coca tea
Mountainsloomoverthis market.
Aymara:
Walikiwa
(wa-li-kee-wa)
Quechua:
Allinmi
(al-yeen-mee)
English:
Iam good.
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
PERU
Lima
Puno
region
Puno
Lake
Titicaca
PACIFIC
OCEAN
BOLIVIA
