khipu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua khipu.

Noun

khipu (plural khipus)

1. Alternative form of quipu
   • 2003 August 12, John Noble Wilford, “String, and Knot, Theory of Inca Writing”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     But a more searching analysis of some 450 of the 600 surviving khipu has called into question this interpretation. Although they were probably mainly accounting tools, a growing number of researchers now think that some khipu were nonnumerical and may have been an early form of writing.

   • 2010 August 16, Simon Romero, “High in the Andes, Keeping an Incan Mystery Alive”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Few of the world’s so-called lost writings have proved as daunting to decipher as khipus, scholars say, with chroniclers from the outset of colonial rule bewildered by their inability to crack the code.

Quechua

FWOTD – 15 October 2013

Pronunciation

• (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): /kʰɪ.pʊ/, [ˈkʰɪ.pʊ]

Noun

khipu

1. (Cuzco-Collao) Alternative form of kipu

Declension

Declension of khipu

	singular	plural
nominative	khipu	khipukuna
accusative	khiputa	khipukunata
dative	khipuman	khipukunaman
genitive	khipup	khipukunap
locative	khipupi	khipukunapi
terminative	khipukama	khipukunakama
ablative	khipumanta	khipukunamanta
instrumental	khipuwan	khipukunawan
comitative	khipuntin	khipukunantin
abessive	khipunnaq	khipukunannaq
comparative	khipuhina	khipukunahina
causative	khipurayku	khipukunarayku
benefactive	khipupaq	khipukunapaq
associative	khipupura	khipukunapura
distributive	khipunka	khipukunanka
exclusive	khipulla	khipukunalla

Possessive forms of khipu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative khipuy khipuykuna accusative khipuyta khipuykunata dative khipuyman khipuykunaman genitive khipuypa khipuykunap locative khipuypi khipuykunapi terminative khipuykama khipuykunakama ablative khipuymanta khipuykunamanta instrumental khipuywan khipuykunawan comitative khipuynintin khipuykunantin abessive khipuyninnaq khipuykunannaq comparative khipuyhina khipuykunahina causative khipuyrayku khipuykunarayku benefactive khipuypaq khipuykunapaq associative khipuypura khipuykunapura distributive khipuyninka khipuykunanka exclusive khipuylla khipuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative khipuyki khipuykikuna accusative khipuykita khipuykikunata dative khipuykiman khipuykikunaman genitive khipuykipa khipuykikunap locative khipuykipi khipuykikunapi terminative khipuykikama khipuykikunakama ablative khipuykimanta khipuykikunamanta instrumental khipuykiwan khipuykikunawan comitative khipuykintin khipuykikunantin abessive khipuykinnaq khipuykikunannaq comparative khipuykihina khipuykikunahina causative khipuykirayku khipuykikunarayku benefactive khipuykipaq khipuykikunapaq associative khipuykipura khipuykikunapura distributive khipuykinka khipuykikunanka exclusive khipuykilla khipuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative khipun khipunkuna accusative khipunta khipunkunata dative khipunman khipunkunaman genitive khipunpa khipunkunap locative khipunpi khipunkunapi terminative khipunkama khipunkunakama ablative khipunmanta khipunkunamanta instrumental khipunwan khipunkunawan comitative khipunintin khipunkunantin abessive khipunninnaq khipunkunannaq comparative khipunhina khipunkunahina causative khipunrayku khipunkunarayku benefactive khipunpaq khipunkunapaq associative khipunpura khipunkunapura distributive khipuninka khipunkunanka exclusive khipunlla khipunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative khipunchik khipunchikkuna accusative khipunchikta khipunchikkunata dative khipunchikman khipunchikkunaman genitive khipunchikpa khipunchikkunap locative khipunchikpi khipunchikkunapi terminative khipunchikkama khipunchikkunakama ablative khipunchikmanta khipunchikkunamanta instrumental khipunchikwan khipunchikkunawan comitative khipunchiknintin khipunchikkunantin abessive khipunchikninnaq khipunchikkunannaq comparative khipunchikhina khipunchikkunahina causative khipunchikrayku khipunchikkunarayku benefactive khipunchikpaq khipunchikkunapaq associative khipunchikpura khipunchikkunapura distributive khipunchikninka khipunchikkunanka exclusive khipunchiklla khipunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative khipuyku khipuykukuna accusative khipuykuta khipuykukunata dative khipuykuman khipuykukunaman genitive khipuykupa khipuykukunap locative khipuykupi khipuykukunapi terminative khipuykukama khipuykukunakama ablative khipuykumanta khipuykukunamanta instrumental khipuykuwan khipuykukunawan comitative khipuykuntin khipuykukunantin abessive khipuykunnaq khipuykukunannaq comparative khipuykuhina khipuykukunahina causative khipuykurayku khipuykukunarayku benefactive khipuykupaq khipuykukunapaq associative khipuykupura khipuykukunapura distributive khipuykunka khipuykukunanka exclusive khipuykulla khipuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative khipuykichik khipuykichikkuna accusative khipuykichikta khipuykichikkunata dative khipuykichikman khipuykichikkunaman genitive khipuykichikpa khipuykichikkunap locative khipuykichikpi khipuykichikkunapi terminative khipuykichikkama khipuykichikkunakama ablative khipuykichikmanta khipuykichikkunamanta instrumental khipuykichikwan khipuykichikkunawan comitative khipuykichiknintin khipuykichikkunantin abessive khipuykichikninnaq khipuykichikkunannaq comparative khipuykichikhina khipuykichikkunahina causative khipuykichikrayku khipuykichikkunarayku benefactive khipuykichikpaq khipuykichikkunapaq associative khipuykichikpura khipuykichikkunapura distributive khipuykichikninka khipuykichikkunanka exclusive khipuykichiklla khipuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative khipunku khipunkukuna accusative khipunkuta khipunkukunata dative khipunkuman khipunkukunaman genitive khipunkupa khipunkukunap locative khipunkupi khipunkukunapi terminative khipunkukama khipunkukunakama ablative khipunkumanta khipunkukunamanta instrumental khipunkuwan khipunkukunawan comitative khipunkuntin khipunkukunantin abessive khipunkunnaq khipunkukunannaq comparative khipunkuhina khipunkukunahina causative khipunkurayku khipunkukunarayku benefactive khipunkupaq khipunkukunapaq associative khipunkupura khipunkukunapura distributive khipunkunka khipunkukunanka exclusive khipunkulla khipunkukunalla

References

• Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2005) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua/Qheswa-español-qheswa simi taqe‎^[3], Cuzco: Regional Government of Cuzco