From ñuñu (“breast”) + -chi (causative).
ñuñuchiy
| infinitive | ñuñuchiy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | ñuñuchiq | |||||||
| present participle | ñuñuchispa | |||||||
| past participle | ñuñuchisqa | |||||||
| future participle | ñuñuchina | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | ñuñuchini | ñuñuchinki | ñuñuchin | ñuñuchinchik | ñuñuchiyku ñuñuchiniku1 |
ñuñuchinkichik | ñuñuchinku | |
| past (experienced) |
ñuñuchirqani | ñuñuchirqanki | ñuñuchirqan | ñuñuchirqanchik | ñuñuchirqayku ñuñuchirqaniku |
ñuñuchirqankichik | ñuñuchirqanku | |
| past (reported) |
ñuñuchisqani | ñuñuchisqanki | ñuñuchisqan | ñuñuchisqanchik | ñuñuchisqayku ñuñuchisqaniku |
ñuñuchisqankichik | ñuñuchisqanku | |
| future | ñuñuchisaq | ñuñuchinki | ñuñuchinqa | ñuñuchisunchik | ñuñuchisaqku | ñuñuchinkichik | ñuñuchinqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | ñuñuchiy | ñuñuchichun | ñuñuchisun2 ñuñuchisunchik |
ñuñuchiychik | ñuñuchichunku | |||
| negative | ama ñuñuchiychu |
ama ñuñuchichunchu |
ama ñuñuchisunchu ama ñuñuchisunchikchu |
ama ñuñuchiychikchu |
ama ñuñuchichunkuchu | |||
| 1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety. 2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people". | ||||||||