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