dzaw
| Possible Affixes | -ŋ, ʎa |
| Pronunciation | [dzaw] |
| Related Ideophones | palay, sa |
| Definition | A movement of a group of entities which is inwardly directed (centripetal), rather than outwardly spreading (centripetal). Often used to describe swarming of insects around a central focus. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | Pronunciation may be lengthened and may also undergo repetition. Gestures may depict random, or seemingly chaotic movements toward speaker's body |
| Transcription | ɾikukpiga kuru mamaga dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw ɲa kuɾugunata watɕaɕkaɕi aɕka |
| Translation | Upon looking, he saw that the fly mother had given birth to many flies that swarmed all over,(going) dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw. |
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| Transcription | saŋguɾuga ajʎa ɲa kajbi dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw dzaw iiiii… |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Alexander Rice. 2024. dzaw. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=dzaw.
