ton3
| Pronunciation | [toŋ] |
| Definition | The sound of slapping water's surface |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT SOUND VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | Rapid repetitions are accompanied by hand gestures imitating movement of striking water |
| Transcription | -wanwaj nig aɾa tɕi maɕti aŋga ɕina // aŋga ɕina // ʔaʔa aŋga ɕina // ɲuka tɕita tɕasna ʎakita ja peɾo… // tɕasna niɕka waɕa jakuta toŋ toŋ toŋ toŋ toŋ tambuɾg aɾa jakuta kasna ɾakpi jaku ujaɾig aŋ tɕasna sindʑi ujaɾig an jakuj // ɾuna? |
| Translation | ‘After saying like that he would hit the water, drumming it toŋ toŋ toŋ toŋ toŋ, like this the water would sound as he did that.’ |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2024. ton3. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=ton.
