haw̓əʔ

Lushootseed

alternative forms: əw̓ə, haw̓ə

particle

pastəducid

1. it seems
2. (indicating mild surprise)

usage notes: haw̓əʔ is the pronunciation of əw̓ə in slow, deliberate speech.

see also: gʷəhaw̓əʔ

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sources

• 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, p. 93
• 1995, Thom Hess and Vi [taqʷšəblu] Hilbert, Lushootseed: The language of the Skagit Nisqually, and other tribes of Puget Sound, an Introduction: Book I, Lushootseed Press, chapter 1