Deceased, late. Used respectfully with the name of a deceased person. áwawtšaaš atway-Johnna ‘I am mourning John’. See also símsa. [NP /cáˀyaw/; cf. NP /ˀátway/ ‘old woman’.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Deceased, late. Used respectfully with the name of a deceased person. áwawtšaaš atway-Johnna ‘I am mourning John’. See also símsa. [NP /cáˀyaw/; cf. NP /ˀátway/ ‘old woman’.]