etswa
Nupe edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Gupa-Abawa ecwa. Blench suggest this is a back-formation from tswan̄gi (“star”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
etswa (plural etswazhì)
Derived terms edit
- tswan̄gi (“star”)
Further reading edit
- Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)