- ’uw’kw’
- ʔəw̓k̓ʷ
- Noun
- zero
Details
- Note
- zero, to be all gone, to be finished off, to have run out
- ’uw’kw’
- ʔəw̓k̓ʷ
- Verb
- to be all gone, to be finished off, to have run out, zero
- ’uw’kw’
- ʔəw̓k̓ʷ
- ADJ
- gone, finished off, killed, run out
Details
√’uwkw’
Examples
nuw’ ’uw’kw’ ’al’ ’uw’kw’nuhwus tthu shhwum’ne’lukws.They were finished off (killed, he finished off his uncles.
’uwkw’ tthu shhw’a’luqw’a’sulh tthuw’nilh swiw’lus.The young man’s cousins and brothers were gone.
[ni’] ts’uw’ ’uw’kw’ ’ul’ tthey’ kwus qaaqa’tus ’i’ ni’ yeq’ sus ’uw’ ’itut.He just finished drinking it and he fell over asleep.
st’e ’uw’ niis ’uw’kw’ tthu slhekw’uns.It was as though he passed out cold (more literally: it was as though his breath was gone..