From уашъо (wašʷo, “sky”) + гу (gʷu, “heart”); hence literally “heart of the sky”.
ошъогу • (wošʷogʷu)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ошъогуэ (wošʷogʷɛ) | ошъогуэхэ (wošʷogʷɛxɛ) |
| nominative | ошъогуэр (wošʷogʷɛr) | ошъогуэхэр (wošʷogʷɛxɛr) |
| ergative | ошъогуэм (wošʷogʷɛm) | ошъогуэхэмэ (wošʷogʷɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | ошъогуэ(м)кӏэ (wošʷogʷɛ(m)kʼɛ) | ошъогуэхэ(м)кӏэ (wošʷogʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | ошъогуыу (wošʷogʷəwu) | ошъогухыу (wošʷogʷuxəwu) |