kakaintsixupai

Wauja

Etymology

From ka- (relative, attributive) +‎ okaintsixu (“his/her/its thought(s)”) +‎ -pai (imperfective aspect), (has thoughts, lit., has something in his/her/its gut).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.kaĩˈt͡si.tju.paɪ/

Verb

kakaintsixupai

1. (intransitive) he/she/it thinks, plans, contemplates, (has an idea)

   Kakaintsixupai.

   [He] is thinking.

   Nakakaintsixupai!

   I have an idea! [for a solution to a problem]

Related terms

• intsixu (“gut, belly”)
• intsixupai (“is/are in the belly, gut, intestines”)
• intsixutsa (“remembers”)
• wasixata intsityuwaitsa (“forgets”)
• okaintsixu (“(thought(s), plan(s), idea(s)”)

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.