cewcewín̓es
See also: cewcew'in'es
Nez Perce
editEtymology
editLiterally, "a thing for whispering".[1]
Noun
editcewcewín̓es
References
edit- Haruo Aoki, Nez Perce Dictionary
- ^ Sarah Grey Thomason, Language Contact (2001), page 80: Nez Perce speakers have the same habit; so, for instance, the Nez Perce word for 'telephone' is cewcew'in'es, literally 'a thing for whispering', and it too is composed of native morphemes.