hu
| Pronunciation | [hu] |
| Related Ideophones | hir |
| Definition | The sound of a forest spirit, or of a machin calling sadly, crying |
| Sensory Modality | Cognition Emotion SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | foregrounded by repetition and high intonation. Gestures are metaphorically depictive of spatial expanse of sound |
| Transcription | tɕiga kapaɾiɕka kapaɾiɕka aaaaa uuuu! wawami waɲuŋ wawami waɲuŋ kajma hu tɕima hu kajma hu-ɕi supajguna kapariunguna |
| Translation | And then they shouted and shouted (going) aaaa! ooo! the baby is dying! the baby is dying! 'over here 'hu', over there 'hu' over here 'hu' the forest spirits were shouting |
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| Transcription | kaɾuj hu hu huu huu paj wakaɕ ujaɾiŋ paktamun kajma kambita maɾkaɕa ɲukaɾajgu |
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| Transcription | puɾiɕkawna huu huu aaa waktɕa mani ɲuka sapaʎa mani. Lumutas mana mikuk tɕani. Majbita tijawni apamaama apamama manaɕi ɾikuɾiɾatɕu |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2024. hu. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=hu.
