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'a꞉pi꞉
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Appendix:Variations of "api"
O'odham
Alternative forms
ood 'a꞉pi'i
ood ahpih ahpi'i Saxton
ood a꞉pi common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing
Etymology
From Proto-Tepiman und *ʼaapiʼi,154 296a. *ˈˀaapiˀi 'you' (sg.) from Proto-Uto-Aztecan azc-pro *(n)api you (singular)404 2660a. *(n)api ‘you sg’. The initial und *ʼa- is an innovation in Tepiman languages.
Pronunciation
ood /ʔaːpiː/
Pronoun
ood pronoun instrumental 'a꞉pi-kaj ood emphatic
thou, you second-person singular personal pronoun
Usage notes
Used as an emphatic form of the second person singular pronoun, often in conjunction with the clitic ood 'ap.
See also
References
II 443
ahpih 2