c̓awa·-

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Alternative forms

c̓awi·-, c̓awu·-

Etymology

Cognates include Nootka c̓awaa-

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsʼa.ˈwaː/

Prefix

c̓awa·-

one

Derived terms

c̓ac̓awadakʷ (“each having one”)
c̓ac̓a·waksiɫ (“Sasquatch”)
c̓akwa·c̓iq (“one long thing object, one o'clock”)
c̓akwa·qapɫ (“all one family”)
c̓akwa·siwi· (“for one person to die”)
c̓akwa·suba (“nine”)
c̓akwa·čeyaɫ (“one day, Monday”)
c̓akwa·čiduk (“going somewhere alone”)
c̓akwa·ʔak (“one”)
c̓akwa·ʔakʷ (“one”)

References

Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)

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