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