əw̓ə

Lushootseed

alternative pronunciations: haw̓əʔ, haw̓ə

pronunciation: ə w̓ə

part of speech unknown

pastəducid

1. it seems
2. (indicating mild surprise)

   • stab əw̓ə tiʔiɫ.

   What could that be? / I wonder what that is.

usage notes: In slow, deliberate speech, əw̓ə is pronounced as haw̓əʔ.

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, lesson 1