OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki

Page number: 478

*te-ipiaN

•  when? (future).

Note: MRN (D. Andersen 1994:20), KUL: impia; WAWₕ: impia, (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:85): teimpia; BNGₕ: te'impia; MRB (Esser 1927:161): te'ipia; PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:74): te'epie; TOL (Youngman 1990:pers.comm.): te'ipia ‘some unspecified time after today, when (future)’ [PMP *-ijan ‘when’ (interrogative) (Blust 1981c 170)] See also *in-ipiaN ‘when’ (past).