ɨšnɨwáy

Poor, pitiful, unfortunate. Also ɨšnɨwáy, šɨnwáy. čáwnam ásapawaac̓wita ɨšnuwáyna px̣ʷína ‘don’t put bad feelings in front (don’t feel sorry for yourselves)’. [Y ɨšnawáy varies with ɨšnɨwáy; K išɨnwáy (Jacobs 1937:2.5.2, pg. 3; 10.6.2, pg. 16; 13.5.6, pg. 24; 16.24.1, pg. 33; 17.1.1, pg. 34); šɨnwáy (Jacobs 1937:31.9.3, pg. 72).]