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napë

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See also: nape

Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romance *nappa, from French nappe (“table-cloth”).[1]

Noun

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napë f (plural napa, definite napa, definite plural napat)

  1. cloth
  2. napkin
  3. towel
  4. kerchief

Declension

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Declension of napë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative napë napa napa napat
accusative napën
dative nape napës napave napave
ablative napash

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “napë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

Further reading

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  • “napë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “napë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press

Yanomam

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Etymology

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Cognate to Yanomamö napë.

Noun

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napë (unclassified holonym; singulative napë a, dual napë kipë, plural napë pë)

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. enemy

References

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  • Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎[2], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115
  • Emiri, Loretta (1987), Dicionário yãnomamè-português (dialeto wakathautheri)‎[3], Boa Vista: Comissão Pró-Índio de Roraima, page 48

Yanomamö

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Etymology

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Cognate to Yanomam napë.

Noun

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napë

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. person who lives or acts like a non-indigenous person and possesses goods not made by indigenous people

References

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  • Lizot, Jacques (2004), Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ [Encyclopedic dictionary of the Yanomamö language]‎[4] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
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