Etymology
Hypothesized to possibly be related to a Polynesian word; compare Maori kūmara, Hawaiian ʻuala, etc. The sweet potato itself is known from Polynesia before European contact, however it is debated whether this was due to natural dispersal or Polynesian contact with American peoples. Amongst proponents of the latter theory, there is also debate about whether Polynesian peoples traveled to South America and brought the sweet potato back with them, or if South American indigenous peoples brought the potato to eastern Polynesian islands such as Rapa Nui. The Polynesian voyages to remote places such as Hawaii, as well as human genetic evidence, have been suggested by some scholars as evidence that contact could have occurred, or actually did occur, between Polynesians and indigenous Americans, but such contact does not necessarily prove that the Polynesian sweet potato derives from South America. Further, the nature of the relationship between the Quechua and Polynesian terms is somewhat unclear.
Noun
kumar
- sweet potato
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Declension of kumar
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumar |
kumarkuna |
| accusative |
kumarta |
kumarkunata |
| dative |
kumarman |
kumarkunaman |
| genitive |
kumarpa |
kumarkunap |
| locative |
kumarpi |
kumarkunapi |
| terminative |
kumarkama |
kumarkunakama |
| ablative |
kumarmanta |
kumarkunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarwan |
kumarkunawan |
| comitative |
kumarnintin |
kumarkunantin |
| abessive |
kumarninnaq |
kumarkunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarhina |
kumarkunahina |
| causative |
kumarrayku |
kumarkunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarpaq |
kumarkunapaq |
| associative |
kumarpura |
kumarkunapura |
| distributive |
kumarninka |
kumarkunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarlla |
kumarkunalla |
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More information ñuqap (my), singular ...
Possessive forms of kumar
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarniy |
kumarniykuna |
| accusative |
kumarniyta |
kumarniykunata |
| dative |
kumarniyman |
kumarniykunaman |
| genitive |
kumarniypa |
kumarniykunap |
| locative |
kumarniypi |
kumarniykunapi |
| terminative |
kumarniykama |
kumarniykunakama |
| ablative |
kumarniymanta |
kumarniykunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarniywan |
kumarniykunawan |
| comitative |
kumarniynintin |
kumarniykunantin |
| abessive |
kumarniyninnaq |
kumarniykunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarniyhina |
kumarniykunahina |
| causative |
kumarniyrayku |
kumarniykunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarniypaq |
kumarniykunapaq |
| associative |
kumarniypura |
kumarniykunapura |
| distributive |
kumarniyninka |
kumarniykunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarniylla |
kumarniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarniyki |
kumarniykikuna |
| accusative |
kumarniykita |
kumarniykikunata |
| dative |
kumarniykiman |
kumarniykikunaman |
| genitive |
kumarniykipa |
kumarniykikunap |
| locative |
kumarniykipi |
kumarniykikunapi |
| terminative |
kumarniykikama |
kumarniykikunakama |
| ablative |
kumarniykimanta |
kumarniykikunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarniykiwan |
kumarniykikunawan |
| comitative |
kumarniykintin |
kumarniykikunantin |
| abessive |
kumarniykinnaq |
kumarniykikunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarniykihina |
kumarniykikunahina |
| causative |
kumarniykirayku |
kumarniykikunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarniykipaq |
kumarniykikunapaq |
| associative |
kumarniykipura |
kumarniykikunapura |
| distributive |
kumarniykinka |
kumarniykikunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarniykilla |
kumarniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarnin |
kumarninkuna |
| accusative |
kumarninta |
kumarninkunata |
| dative |
kumarninman |
kumarninkunaman |
| genitive |
kumarninpa |
kumarninkunap |
| locative |
kumarninpi |
kumarninkunapi |
| terminative |
kumarninkama |
kumarninkunakama |
| ablative |
kumarninmanta |
kumarninkunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarninwan |
kumarninkunawan |
| comitative |
kumarninintin |
kumarninkunantin |
| abessive |
kumarninninnaq |
kumarninkunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarninhina |
kumarninkunahina |
| causative |
kumarninrayku |
kumarninkunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarninpaq |
kumarninkunapaq |
| associative |
kumarninpura |
kumarninkunapura |
| distributive |
kumarnininka |
kumarninkunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarninlla |
kumarninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarninchik |
kumarninchikkuna |
| accusative |
kumarninchikta |
kumarninchikkunata |
| dative |
kumarninchikman |
kumarninchikkunaman |
| genitive |
kumarninchikpa |
kumarninchikkunap |
| locative |
kumarninchikpi |
kumarninchikkunapi |
| terminative |
kumarninchikkama |
kumarninchikkunakama |
| ablative |
kumarninchikmanta |
kumarninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarninchikwan |
kumarninchikkunawan |
| comitative |
kumarninchiknintin |
kumarninchikkunantin |
| abessive |
kumarninchikninnaq |
kumarninchikkunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarninchikhina |
kumarninchikkunahina |
| causative |
kumarninchikrayku |
kumarninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarninchikpaq |
kumarninchikkunapaq |
| associative |
kumarninchikpura |
kumarninchikkunapura |
| distributive |
kumarninchikninka |
kumarninchikkunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarninchiklla |
kumarninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarniyku |
kumarniykukuna |
| accusative |
kumarniykuta |
kumarniykukunata |
| dative |
kumarniykuman |
kumarniykukunaman |
| genitive |
kumarniykupa |
kumarniykukunap |
| locative |
kumarniykupi |
kumarniykukunapi |
| terminative |
kumarniykukama |
kumarniykukunakama |
| ablative |
kumarniykumanta |
kumarniykukunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarniykuwan |
kumarniykukunawan |
| comitative |
kumarniykuntin |
kumarniykukunantin |
| abessive |
kumarniykunnaq |
kumarniykukunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarniykuhina |
kumarniykukunahina |
| causative |
kumarniykurayku |
kumarniykukunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarniykupaq |
kumarniykukunapaq |
| associative |
kumarniykupura |
kumarniykukunapura |
| distributive |
kumarniykunka |
kumarniykukunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarniykulla |
kumarniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarniykichik |
kumarniykichikkuna |
| accusative |
kumarniykichikta |
kumarniykichikkunata |
| dative |
kumarniykichikman |
kumarniykichikkunaman |
| genitive |
kumarniykichikpa |
kumarniykichikkunap |
| locative |
kumarniykichikpi |
kumarniykichikkunapi |
| terminative |
kumarniykichikkama |
kumarniykichikkunakama |
| ablative |
kumarniykichikmanta |
kumarniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarniykichikwan |
kumarniykichikkunawan |
| comitative |
kumarniykichiknintin |
kumarniykichikkunantin |
| abessive |
kumarniykichikninnaq |
kumarniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarniykichikhina |
kumarniykichikkunahina |
| causative |
kumarniykichikrayku |
kumarniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarniykichikpaq |
kumarniykichikkunapaq |
| associative |
kumarniykichikpura |
kumarniykichikkunapura |
| distributive |
kumarniykichikninka |
kumarniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarniykichiklla |
kumarniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
kumarninku |
kumarninkukuna |
| accusative |
kumarninkuta |
kumarninkukunata |
| dative |
kumarninkuman |
kumarninkukunaman |
| genitive |
kumarninkupa |
kumarninkukunap |
| locative |
kumarninkupi |
kumarninkukunapi |
| terminative |
kumarninkukama |
kumarninkukunakama |
| ablative |
kumarninkumanta |
kumarninkukunamanta |
| instrumental |
kumarninkuwan |
kumarninkukunawan |
| comitative |
kumarninkuntin |
kumarninkukunantin |
| abessive |
kumarninkunnaq |
kumarninkukunannaq |
| comparative |
kumarninkuhina |
kumarninkukunahina |
| causative |
kumarninkurayku |
kumarninkukunarayku |
| benefactive |
kumarninkupaq |
kumarninkukunapaq |
| associative |
kumarninkupura |
kumarninkukunapura |
| distributive |
kumarninkunka |
kumarninkukunanka |
| exclusive |
kumarninkulla |
kumarninkukunalla |
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