Morpheme qʷa–qʷa (interj) khwa.khwa

1 occurrences

In text The father and his three sons
mekod-nosi-gon qʷa–qʷa-ƛin neła-a qˤaƛi-nosi k’onč’u-qay r-eč’-n reƛ teƛ-x zow-n
mekod nosi gon qʷa–qʷa ƛin neła a qˤaƛi nosi k’onč’u qay r eč’ n reƛ teƛ x zow n
be.hungry ANT.CVB CNTR khwa.khwa QUOT DEM1.IISG.OBL ERG shout ANT.CVB leg POSS.ABL IV cut PFV.CVB meat give IPFV.CVB be.NPRS PST.UNW
v vsuf suf interj suf pron nsuf v vsuf n2 nsuf pref v vsuf n4 v vsuf v vsuf

When it got hungry and shouted "khwa-khwa", he cut meat from his leg and gave it to it.

А когда хотел есть, он кричал «хва-хва», а тот отрезал мясо от бедра и давал ему.