ishpan

Pipil

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈiːʃpaŋ/

Noun

-īshpan

1. before, in front, facing

   Nakak tejchia ka iishpan ne ikal ne itakapiltzin

   She/he stayed waiting in front of her/his boyfriend's house

Usage notes

• The relational noun -ishpan is part of a restricted group of relationals that can be used without a possessive marker when it accompanies an explicit complement, thus acting like a preposition:

  ...ka ishpan ne ikal

  ...in front of her/his house

Declension

Declension of -ishpan

Person	Number
	singular	plural
first	nuishpan	tuishpan
second	muishpan	anmuishpan
third	iishpan	inhishpan