agatapai

agatapai

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɰa.ta.paɪ/, [ˈa.ɰa.tɐ.paɪ]

Verb

agatapai

1. (transitive) he/she/it names, summons, invokes (mentions by name, speaks the name of someone or something)

   Aminya pagatapai pinyatukojo okupona. Aminya! Pamonapaatatai. Itsapai aitsu.

   Don't [ever] say the name of your father-in-law. Do not! You must show only respect. That's our custom.

   Mainki, aitsa nagatapai pitsu...

   O, Corn, I refrain from uttering your name...

   [Wauja ritual invocation of the Corn Spirit.]

Related terms

• agapai (“asks, questions”)

See also

• oukapai (“calls, beckons”)

References

• "Aminya pagatapai" written by Tukupe Waura, Facebook IM with E. Ireland, 10/09/2014.
• "Mainki" uttered by Wauja Chief Walakuyawatumpa, E. Ireland field notes, 1981-83.