á-

Function:

Obviative pronominal. The allomorph áw- occurs before vowels. Attach to the beginning of a verb.

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Examples:

1. Possessor of subject in intransitive clauses:
   1. ana kú áwat̓ix̣ana ‘when his would cook’;
   2. ku aw kú ápinawšuwana káła ‘and then his grandmother got herself ready’;
   3. k̓ʷáy áwa paamíin táwyanaykt ‘that was their dwelling’;
   4. ku áwiyatk̓uka sc̓atmí ‘and theirs was midnight’;
   5. ku áwiyanawiya x̣áy tiskayayanmí X̣ʷaamayáy ‘and Skunk’s friend Eagle arrived’;
   6. čí áwa tananmaamí tkʷátat ‘this is the Indian’s food’.
2. Direct object in transitive and ditransitive clauses (when subject is 1st or 2nd person):
   1. álaaknayišnaš waníčt ‘I have forgotten his name’;
   2. áwišnaaš útpas ‘I won the blanket from them’;
   3. ana kú tk̓ʷíikʷ ásapsik̓ʷata naamí sɨ́nwit ‘when we teach them our language correctly’;
   4. čáwnam mún miyánašna áwawyata ‘you never should whip a child’;
   5. anam kú átalax̣itkta miyánašmaaman ‘when you discipline the children’.

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[NW á-/áw- serves a broader obviative function; NP /ˀe-/; /ˀew-/ before /ˀR/ (R = Resonant).]