etswa

Nupe

Etymology

Cognate with Gupa-Abawa ecwa. Blench suggest this is a back-formation from tswan̄gi (“star”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.t͡sʷā/

Noun

etswa (plural etswazhì)

  1. moon
  2. month

Derived terms

Further reading

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