"-m" meaning in Quechua

See -m in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-m/, [-m] (note: Ayacucho), [-ŋ] (note: Cuzco-Collao)
Head templates: {{head|qu|suffix}} -m
  1. Evidential suffix, first-hand information. Indicates that the speaker has direct evidence/knowledge of some fact, having experienced it, seen it, heard it, etc. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--m-qu-suffix-U9QV0Gus Categories (other): Quechua entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Quechua entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. Used to mark an open-ended question; less formal than -taq. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--m-qu-suffix-Xo7y0Dlk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -mi (english: after consonants), -n (alt: Cuzco-Collao) Related terms: -s, -si, -ch, -chá

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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        {
          "english": "I speak Quechua. I am from Cuzco.",
          "text": "Ñuqa runa simitam rimani. Qusqumantam kani.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Dogs eat raw meat.",
          "text": "Allqukunaqa chawa aychatam mikunku.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
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      ]
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        {
          "english": "Where are you from?",
          "text": "Maymantam kanki?",
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        "Used to mark an open-ended question; less formal than -taq."
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      "ipa": "[-ŋ]",
      "note": "Cuzco-Collao"
    }
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "Cuzco-Collao",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "Quechua lemmas",
    "Quechua suffixes"
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    },
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    }
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          "text": "Ñuqa runa simitam rimani. Qusqumantam kani.",
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        },
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          "english": "Dogs eat raw meat.",
          "text": "Allqukunaqa chawa aychatam mikunku.",
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      ],
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        "Quechua terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "english": "Where are you from?",
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        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/-m/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-m]",
      "note": "Ayacucho"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ŋ]",
      "note": "Cuzco-Collao"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "after consonants",
      "word": "-mi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cuzco-Collao",
      "word": "-n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-m"
}

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