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Wauja
Pronunciation
Noun
uwein
- replacement, successor
- Amunaun, kehoto wekeho, akamawiu, punuba opalutsato, itsityapeneme, iyeneme ... opoku miu. Punuba neke yamukunaunpai otain, aitsa neke ityehete. Pa uwein sityapene. Onaama, akamawiu, punuba, kata akama, otain -- nejo kitsimai pa, weke otain yiu, iyene pakojo opoku.
- A chief, a principal chief, when he dies, you see, his co-chief, takes over for him, and takes his place. Now, you see, his sons are still children; they're not yet grown. So his replacement takes over. Then, when dies, you see, the son of the one who died -- the first one , well, that son has grown, and he takes his father's place.
- Pitsu papatumpa akamawi, uweinpei Yuta. Uweinpei Yuta.
- Your late father died, and his replacement is Yuta .
- substitute
Pilalawiu nuneetse. Uweinjuto hata jouno.- My necklace has disappeared. This is just a crummy substitute.
References
- "Amunaun, kehoto wekeho" and "Aputanken uwein": Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96.