ñuqayku

Quechua

Etymology

ñuqa (“second-person pronoun”) +‎ -yku (“first-person exclusive plural suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲu.ˈqaj.ku/
  • (Ayacucho) IPA^(key): [ɲʊ.ˈχaj.kʊ]
  • (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ.ˈqɑj.kʊ ~ nɔ.ˈqɑj.kʊ]

Pronoun

ñuqayku

1. we (exclusive, i.e. without including the speaker)

   Ñuqaykumanta parlachkarqankichu?

   Were you talking about us?

   Ñuqayku kristyanukuna… (excluding the gentiles, if one is ever to speak with them)

   We, Christians…

See also

Quechua personal pronouns

	singular	plural
first-person	ñuqa	ñuqanchik (inclusive) ñuqayku (exclusive)
second-person	qam	qamkuna
third-person	pay	paykuna