mpi

See also: MPI and -mpi

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Mpade with i as a placeholder.

Symbol

mpi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mpade.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mpade terms

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi (“water”), from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

mpi inan (locative mpink or mpinkink or mpiyink, first-singular possessive nëpiyëm)

1. water

   Ahi the në mpi.

   The water is very cold.

   (literally, “Very cold is the water.”)

Derived terms

• chichànkpi
• kun'pi
• mpiaxkuk
• mpiaèhële
• mpihtët
• mpihus
• mpixàm
• mpiyè
• mpiàkhàkw
• mpiànàxkwim
• mpiàsko
• mpiàxkw
• shëwanpi
• thëpi
• èkwpiyink

References

• Ives Goddard, Comparative Algonquian, in The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment →ISBN, 2014, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun)
• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mpi”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project