towad

English: Translation
A state of being bent or inclined from the waist, with the head lower than the buttocks.
entry word / discourse particle
Grammar
Posture
affixation
Notes

Boie’nen have Productive Derivations  and Regular Morphological System

The derivations of "towad" are identical to those of "towaw", with similar affixes conveying:

Affixes and Their Functions

1. *na-*: Unintentional or accidental action (e.g., natowad, napaexa')

2. *-in-*: Intentional or deliberate action (e.g., tinowad, ominexa')

3. *-omin-*: Completed or achieved state (e.g., tominowad, tominowaw)

4. *pi-*: Causative or passive voice (e.g., pitowaw, pipaexa')

5. *Reduplication*: Repetitive or dynamic action (e.g., nitowawtowaw, niexa'exa')

6. *-en*: Future or intentional action (e.g., nitowawen, niexa'en)

7. *pa-*: Causative or imperative voice (e.g., paexa'e, pae'xen)

 

Posture: deep forward bend

Definition:

A pronounced forward bend at the waist in which the upper body inclines sharply downward from a standing or kneeling position.