wa
| Pronunciation | [wa] |
| Definition | Sound of a crying, upset infant |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | May be gestured with beats to indicate the repetitive nature of the sound |
| Transcription | ʙ̥ʙ̥ʙ̥ʙ̥ nig wawawas wa wa wa wa wakaŋ |
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| Transcription | -ulaj maɾa wa wa wa wa wa wawa wakaɾa ʎuʎawa |
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| Transcription | bulatɕiuɕkaj ujakpi(g)a wa waa waa waa wa wawa wakaɾa ima pi- |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2026. wa. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=wa.
