á-

Obviative pronominal. The allomorph áw- occurs before vowels. Possessor of subject in intransitive clauses: ana kú áwat̓ix̣ana ‘when his would cook’; ku aw kú ápinawšuwana káła ‘and then his grandmother got herself ready’; k̓ʷáy áwa paamíin táwyanaykt ‘that was their dwelling’; ku áwiyatk̓uka sc̓atmí ‘and theirs was midnight’; ku áwiyanawiya x̣áy tiskayayanmí X̣ʷaamayáy ‘and Skunk’s friend Eagle arrived’; čí áwa tananmaamí tkʷátat ‘this is the Indian’s food’. Direct object in transitive and ditransitive clauses (when subject is 1st or 2nd person): álaaknayišnaš waníčt ‘I have forgotten his name’; áwišnaaš útpas ‘I won the blanket from them’; ana kú tk̓ʷíikʷ ásapsik̓ʷata naamí sɨ́nwit ‘when we teach them our language correctly’; čáwnam mún miyánašna áwawyata ‘you never should whip a child’; anam kú átalax̣itkta miyánašmaaman ‘when you discipline the children’. [NW á-/áw- serves a broader obviative function; NP /ˀe-/; /ˀew-/ before /ˀR/ (R = Resonant).]