sa
| Pronunciation | [sa] |
| Related Ideophones | ba, dzaw, sa, san |
| Definition | Expansive movement outward from a center which may be depicted as symmetrically patterned or random. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational
MOVEMENT
VISUAL |
Paralinguistic
Description | Gestured with both hands moving outward from center. Intonationally foregrounded by rising pitch followed by noticeable pause. |
| Transcription | pitikpiga ɲa sa tukuŋ; tukukpiga tɕaj |
| Translation | As it was cut, well then sa (the logs became scattered), and as they became (like that), that’s how (the people became eaten) |
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| Transcription | Peɾezba balsaga saɕi paskaɾiɕka |
| Translation | (The logs of)Perez’s balsa boat spread apart sa |
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| Transcription | piti wawa piti wawa ɾaɕa ɕitaɕkata tsak tsak mana unanajʎatatɕu sa sa kitɕawn |
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| Transcription | (t)ukunata aɾmatɕiŋgawa tɕi sisawan sa sa sa tuksiŋgawa apanawn |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2025. sa. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=sa.
