uwein
Wauja
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]uwein
- replacement, successor
- Amunaun, kehoto wekeho, akamawiu, punuba opalutsato, itsityapeneme, iyeneme ... opoku miu. Punuba neke yamukunaunpai otain, aitsa neke ityehete. Pa uwein sityapene. Onaama, akamawiu, punuba, kata akama, otain -- nejo kitsimai pa, weke otain yiu, iyene pakojo opoku.
- A chief, a principal chief, when he dies, you see, his co-chief, takes over for him, and takes his place. Now, you see, his sons are still children; they're not yet grown. So his replacement takes over. Then, when [the co-chief] dies, you see, the son of the one who died -- the first one [who died], well, that son has grown, and he takes his father's place.
- Pitsu papatumpa akamawi, uweinpei Yuta. Uweinpei Yuta.
- Your late father [Chief Walakuyawa] died, and his replacement is Yuta [his son].
- Amunaun, kehoto wekeho, akamawiu, punuba opalutsato, itsityapeneme, iyeneme ... opoku miu. Punuba neke yamukunaunpai otain, aitsa neke ityehete. Pa uwein sityapene. Onaama, akamawiu, punuba, kata akama, otain -- nejo kitsimai pa, weke otain yiu, iyene pakojo opoku.
- substitute
- Pilalawiu nuneetse. Uweinjuto hata jouno.
- My necklace has disappeared. This is just a crummy substitute.
Related terms
[edit]- keweintsapai (“replaces, changes”)
- -wein (“former, previous”)
References
[edit]- "Amunaun, kehoto wekeho" and "Aputanken uwein": Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96.