-pipi

Meanings

1. 1

   older sister (said by a woman or girl)

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Ataco, Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   aunt

   Documented in The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco), Ataco, Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Ordóñez (2026)

The hyphen marks a word never said alone: it always takes a possessive prefix: nu- my · mu- your · i- his or her

Forms

plural

pipiwan · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)

possessed form

nupipifirst person singular possessor · Sources: Campbell (1985), Cárcamo et al. (2023)ipipithird person singular possessor · Sources: Aráuz (1960)

In the texts

• wan1370 times
• nupipi2 times

Sources

• Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
• Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
• Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
• Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
• Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
• Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
• Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)