'ap'edag

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • ap'ethag (Saxton)
  • ap'edag (common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing)

Etymology

From 'ap (“good, well”) +‎ -dag (nominalising suffix), with an epenthetic -e- inserted between the root and suffix.

Noun

'ap'edag (inalienable possessive, 'ap'edaj)

  1. wellness, well-being
    Vi꞉b 'o skeg uḍ ha'icu t'ap'edag.
    Milk is [a] good [thing] for our well-being.
    • 1998–2015, San Xavier District, San Xavier District People's Wellness House‎[1], archived from the original on 3 June 2019:
      'O'odham 'Ap'edag Ki꞉
      People's Wellness House
  2. (law) permit, license
    Nt bei g ñ'ap'edag.
    I got my permit.
  3. (law) right, liberty
  4. opportunity
  5. sphere (of influence)

Usage notes

Often used in possessive constructions to indicate something beneficial or detrimental to someone, as in t'ap'edag (“our well-being”), ha'icu pi 'ap'edag (“troubles, misery”, literally “something not of well-being”).

Derived terms

  • ha'icu 'ap'edag (“welfare, well-being”)
  • ha'icu pi 'ap'edag (“troubles, misery”)
  • vuḍ ha'icu 'ap'edag (“to be good/beneficial for”)

See also

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 415
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “ap'ethag”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 3–4
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