agapai

agapai

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɰa.paɪ/

Verb

agapai

1. (transitive) he/she/it asks, questions (someone)

   Kamani pagataitsa natu?

   Why are you asking me all these questions?

   Aminya paga outsa. Kohakala minya ipitsi.

   Don't ask [him] about that. It might offend him.

   Piye pago outsa! Nejo utayajopai, inyanka minya piyu.

   Go ask [her]! She knows all about that. She'll tell you.

Related terms

• agatapai (“names, summons, invokes”)

See also

• takapapai (“replies, answers”)

References

• E. Ireland field notes, 1981-83