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jápia

[ˈxapia]

intj

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Meaning
  1. denotes familiarity and brotherhood (apparently the vestige of a kinship term now only used among women, often added to imperatives to soften them).
  2. denotes familiarity and brotherhood
  3. An interjection used to express closeness or kinship. It is historically a term for women that softens commands.
Examples

Jápia, yuvẽre ñʉjo.

Friend, please look at this.

Pronunciationˈxapia

Part of speechintj

Usage notePrimarily used by women to soften requests or imperatives.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.