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 * Ipai:
 * 'epechaay "my daughter"
 * mepechaay "your daughter"
 * 'iikwich pechaay "the man's daughter" ("the man his daughter")
 * Kurakch pechaay hemay. "The old man was looking for his daughter."
 * Rositach hekwany siny hemay. "Rosita was looking for her daughter."
 * 'Ehaam waa. "He went to the water/river."
 * 'Ehuumaay 'ehaam waa. "My son went to the water/river."
 * Ipai uses "b" and "d" for Spanish loanwords, like:
 * buurr "donkey" (burro)
 * dorraas "peach" (durazno)
 * Other Spanish loanwords include:
 * skweel "school" (escuela)
 * vakeerr "cowboy"


 * Tipai:
 * nyexkwall "my child"
 * ray pechaay "the king's daughter" ("king his daughter")
 * xepshiw "be blue, green"
 * xenpall "tongue"
 * matx'aw "spirit, ghost" (with triconsonantal medial cluster)
 * meskxa'waak "mosquito" (with triconsonantal medial cluster)
 * Spanish loanwords include:
 * avogaad "lawyer" (avogado)
 * botoon "button" (botón)
 * fileer "straight pins" (alfiler)
 * iixaadh "godson" (ahijado)
 * naaraaŋx "orange" (naranja)
 * volsiit "pocketbook" (bolsita)


 * 1 Margaret Langdon, Ted Couro, Let's talk 'Iipay Aa: an introduction to the Mesa Grande Diegueño language
 * 2 to be added
 * 3 Amy Miller, A Grammar of Jamul Tipay
 * 4 as indicated by the "p-", this noun is inalienably possessed
 * 5 the prefix "x-" is found on some terms denoting individuals younger than the speaker; cf xemuk "be three"