uw
| Pronunciation | [ũ] |
| Definition | A calling sound, similar to a human call, but originating from a forest spirit attempting to steer dogs away from a jaguar |
| Sensory Modality | Cognition SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | very nasal vowel sound made with a nearly closed mouth |
| Transcription | -awɾani samawɕkaj hũa maɕti mana hũũ ũũ ũũ ũũ ɾunaɕina kajaɕa ɕamuɾa ɲambima ʎukɕik an ũũ ũũ ũ aʎkuguna |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. uw. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=aw.
