ishpan

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Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈiːʃpaŋ/

Noun

-īshpan

  1. before, in front, facing
    Nakak tejchia ka iishpan ne ikal ne itakapiltzin
    She/he stayed waiting in front of her/his boyfriend's house

Usage notes

  • The relational noun -ishpan is part of a restricted group of relationals that can be used without a possessive marker when it accompanies an explicit complement, thus acting like a preposition:
    ...ka ishpan ne ikal
    ...in front of her/his house

Declension