c'waam

English

Etymology

From Klamath-Modoc c'waam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃwɑm/
• enPR: chwäm
• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

c'waam (uncountable)

1. Deltistes luxatus, the Lost River sucker

Translations

fish

• Klamath-Modoc: c'waam

See also

• Lost River sucker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Catostomus (Deltistes) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Deltistes luxatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Klamath-Modoc

Alternative forms

• č̓wa·m (Barker)
• tsuám (Gatschet)
• tc!uwam (Spier)

Noun

c'waam

1. Deltistes luxatus, the Lost River sucker or c'waam

References

• Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics. Vol. 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 99.
• Gatschet, Albert Samuel (1890). The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon: Dictionary of the Klamath Language. Contributions to North American Ethnology. Vol. II, Part II. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 446.
• Spier, Leslie (1930). Kroeber, Alfred L.; Lowie, Robert H. (eds.). Klamath Ethnography. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology. Vol. 30. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 151.