c̓awa·-

Makah

Alternative forms

• c̓awi·-, c̓awu·-

Etymology

Cognates include Nootka c̓awaa-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsʼa.ˈwaː/

Prefix

c̓awa·-

1. 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)