wāpa

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Meaning:	“to weave, braid”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	wāpā-
Lexeme variants:	wāpa
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	wāpa

Lexeme family

• wāpā-
  • wāpā- “to weave, braid” gv
    • wapāntsa “tailor, weaver” m

      	sg
      nom	wapāntsa
      acc	wapāntsai
      gen	wapāṃntsantse

    • yape “spider” m

      	sg
      nom	yape
      acc	yape
      gen	ypentse

    • wāpā- “to weave, braid” gv.subj5

      	pl.mid
      3	wāpatär

      • wāpatsi “to weave, braid” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	wāpatsi
        acc	wāpatsi

    • wāpā- “to weave, braid” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	wāpa

      • wawāpau “to weave, braid” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	wawāpau

Occurrences

wāpa

1	IOL Toch 7 b1	ñare sarki • alecce	wāpa	b2 ///
2	THT 429 b1	daṇḍakamāl ñemtsa ce pässak	wāpa	kavviṣṣe /// b2 ///