cewcewín̓es

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Nez Perce

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Etymology

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Literally, "a thing for whispering".[1]

Noun

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cewcewín̓es

  1. telephone

References

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  • Haruo Aoki, Nez Perce Dictionary
  1. ^ Sarah Grey Thomason, Language Contact (2001), page 80: Nez Perce speakers have the same habit; so, for instance, the Nez Perce word for 'telephone' is cewcew'in'es, literally 'a thing for whispering', and it too is composed of native morphemes.