kingu
| Possible Affixes | -ng |
| Pronunciation | [kiŋgu] |
| Related Ideophones | lyuw1, muyu |
| Definition | A pattern of zig zag lines, or of a movement that zig zags across a surface |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT Pattern VISUAL |
| Transcription | tɕiga kajga kuti jaku maɕti paj kiŋgu kiŋgu ɾig aŋ tɕita churaɕka maŋ |
| Translation | So here, well, um, the water goes kingu kingu; that's what's been put (there) |
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| Transcription | tɕiga ɾikukpi kiŋgu-ŋ kiŋu-ŋ kiŋgu-ŋ kiŋgu-ŋ kuna-ŋ waɲuta siyukata ɾikungi maɾa niɾa |
| Translation | And then, upon looking (I saw a snake slithering away) kingung kingung kingung kingung; and you would have seen the dead bird there . . . |
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| Transcription | kaj watajʎa jaku kiŋgu mawn kajwas, ah ow, jaku kiŋgu kasnaaaa, jakuga pasachu ɾig aŋ, kasna muyu muyu, kasna kiŋgu kiŋgu kiŋgu ɾikuɾig an; tɕasnata pintaɕka |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. kingu. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=kingung.
