Widow, widower. tún kúušx̣i wínš ku kúušx̣i tílaaki ana kú pawɨ́šayčɨnx̣a ana kʷaaná patáwaničɨnx̣a palaxsíks ku čáw túna paˀáwtša čikúuk ana kúuš míimi pawačá ‘whatever man and similarly woman when they become that which they call the widow (or the widower) are not tabooing anything today like they were long ago’. [NP /ˀawit/; /hám̓awit/ ‘widower’.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation