/botwaʔ/
At its core, botwa’ encodes transition across a boundary:
• from hidden → visible
• from inside/below → outside/above
• from non-presence → perceptible presence
Crucially, the root itself is aspect-neutral and voice-neutral. It does not specify:
• when the emergence happens
• who controls it
• whether an agent is emphasized
Those nuances are supplied by affixation.
Derivetions:
bominotwa’;
mibotwa’en:
nibotwa’: