kàw̄

going

Grammatical note:

infinitive of 'àw̄'

Expressions:

  • kɨ́ kàw̄ dò̰ó̰

    loose, free; unguided (child) {fig.}

    Exemple:

    Bḭ̄yā̰ kɨ́ kàw̄ dò̰ó̰

    a loose (untied) goat

  • kàw̄ kújɨ́ ngàw tɨ́

    last phase of marriage ceremony, where wife enters new husband's house

  • kɨ̄ gō kàw̄ màn̄

    with the current

    Exemple:

    Kānjɨ̄-gɨ̄ nṵ̄ṵ-n̄ kɨ̄ gō kàw̄ màn̄.

    The fish were floating with the current.

Exemples d'usage:

  • M-ún gō kàw̄-ḿ kɨ́ tàgɨ́-bè m̄-sáā-ň móntɨ̀r lò-ḿ ń nà̰y nò, nà̰ m̄-ngá àĺ.

    I retraced my steps from yesterday to find my lost watch, but I couldn't find it.