tupananchiskama
The Quechua word for "bye" is tupananchiskama.
tupananchiskama is used to say goodbye. There is also a casual alternative, Tinkunanchisqa, which can be translated as "see you later" or "we will meet again".
Meaning: short for goodbye (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The term tupananchiskama literally means "until we meet again".
Which one should you use?
Tinkunanchisqa is an informal way to say "see you later".
Did you know?
- In many Quechua-speaking communities, saying tupananchiskama to someone you do not plan to see again can be seen as a lack of sincerity. It is not just a polite formality but a literal promise of a future encounter.
- The root of tupananchiskama is shared with words for 'meeting' and 'encounter', meaning a goodbye in Quechua is linguistically framed as the beginning of a future meeting.
- Because Quechua is an agglutinative language, the word tupananchiskama is actually a small sentence built by stacking suffixes onto a root.
Examples in context
- Tupananchiskama, mamay.Goodbye, my mother.
Example conversation
Two friends are parting ways after a walk.
- SumaqTupananchiskama, Jose.Goodbye, Jose.
- JoseTupananchiskama, Sumaq.Goodbye, Sumaq.
- SumaqPaqarinkama.See you tomorrow.
- JoseAri, paqarinkama.Yes, see you tomorrow.
