ahpu

Jingpho

Noun

ahpu

  1. elder brother

Alternative forms

  • kahpu

Unami

Etymology

  • /ahpi-/ (stem) : be here
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Cognate with Munsee apúw (he/she is here, there).

Verb

ahpu (third plural indicative ahpuwàk, third plural conjunct ahpit) (animate intransitive)

  1. (animate, intransitive) he/she is here, is present, exists

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ehahpink
  • ehahpu
  • kàntahpu
  • këlamahpu
  • lëmatahpu
  • mata ahpit
  • mhitahpu
  • nehënaonkèsahpu
  • pèmahpu
  • shinkahpu
  • winkahpu
  • wëlahpu
  • wëskahpu
  • èhahpit

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “ahpu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project