thu̱kja̱

Phonetic

[tu˨.ˈkʰʰa˨]

English: Translation

Potato

Spanish: Translation

Papa

Part of Speech

noun

Semantic Domain

Agriculture

Food, cooking and foodways

Example Sentence

Thu̱kja̱ duan chringí ji̱nche̱ nganitu̱ nuee̱ ke̱ꞌe̱ thu̱.

English: Example Sentence

Potatoes grow underground between the roots of their plants.

Spanish: Example Sentence

Las papas crecen debajo de la tierra entre las raíces de sus plantas.

Dialect

San Luis Temalacayuca

San Marcos Tlacoyalco

Scientific Name

Solanum tuberosum

Morphology

thu̱- + -kja̱

Notes

Thu̱kja̱ꞌna̱ Mi papa

Thu̱kja̱ꞌa Tu papa

Thu̱kje̱ꞌe̱ Su papa

Thu̱kja̱ꞌna̱ ná Nuestra papa (excl.)

Thu̱kja̱ꞌa ná Nuestra papa (incl.)

Thu̱kja̱ꞌa rá La papa de ustedes (fam.)

Thu̱kja̱ꞌa nthá La papa de ustedes (form.)

Thu̱kje̱ꞌe̱ na La papa de ellos

Source

gramatica-ngigua-de-san-marcos-tlacoyalco-2011

vocabulario-ngiigua-de-san-marcos-tlacoyalco-2016

kain-letra-ngigua-el-alfabeto-del-popoloca-de-san-luis-temalacayuca-2005