Hang about the neck, wear as a necklace or choker. iwáywišaaš ‘I’m wearing a necklace’; paˀawáywiša ‘they are wearing necklaces’; ƛ̓áax̣ʷ áwiwaywiya ƛ̓áax̣ʷ tanwáytt ‘she hung all her valuables from her neck’ (Jacobs 1937:12.2.2, pg. 20). Also wášɨmux̣. [Y ɨwáywi; NP /wehéyq/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation