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)

moon
month

Derived terms

tswan̄gi (“star”)

Further reading

Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)

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