shut, close, cave in, cover

 

a-ka-spe (ákaspe)

close, shut, cave in (RR-Quapaw)

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Shut it! (command)  

a-ka-spa (ákaspá)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

close, shut, cover it (command)

 

* a-ka-spa (ákaspá) is the command form of a-ka-spe (ákaspe)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • a-ka-spa (ákaspá) - shut it!, imper (RR-Quapaw)
  • a-ka-spa (ákaaspa) - cover it, command (CQ-Osage)

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  • a-ka-spe (ákaspe) - close, shut, cave in, a-ka-spe (áakaspe) - I close, shut, a-da-ka-spe (ádakaspe) - you close shut, a-ka-spa (ákaspá) - shut it!, imper., ti-zhe a-ka-spe zhi-ka i-tʰe-de (ttižé ákaspe žíka itʰéde) - to shut the door a little (RR-Quapaw)
  • we-a-ga-spe (wé-a-gá-spe) - of a-ga-spe (agaspe); a paper-weight (Omaha/Ponca)
  • a-ga-spe (á-ga-çpe) - to cover up an object, a-ga-spe (á-a-ga-çpe) - I covered up the object, a-tha-ga-spe (á-tha-ga-çpe) - you covered up the object, oⁿ-ga-ga-spa i (oⁿ-ga-ga-çpa i) - we covered up the object (FL-Osage)
  • a-ka-spe (akáaspe) - shade, blind, covering (CQ-Osage)
  • a-ka-spe (ákaaspe) - put over, put upon, cover as with cloth or blanket, cover with dirt as a grave, cover over, cover up, a-ka-spa (ákaaspa) - cover it, command, a-ka-spe (áakaaspe) - I covered it up, a-tha-ka-spe (áđakaaspe) - you cover it, aⁿ-tha-ka-spe (ą́ąđakaaspe) - you cover me up (CQ-Osage)
  • a-ga-spe (ágaspe), a-ga-spaⁿ (ágaspaⁿ) - cover completely, concealing every part, a-ga-spe (áagaspe) - I cover, conceal, a-ya-ga-spe (áyagaspe) - you cover, conceal, a-ga-spe (ágaspe)  - he/she/it cover, conceal, aⁿ-ga-spa-be (aⁿgágaspabe) - we cover, conceal, a-ya-ga-spa-be (áyagaspabe) - you all cover, conceal, a-ga-spa-be (ágaspabe) - they cover, conceal (Kanza)