kwahetmii
English: Translation
elders
Part of Speech
noun
Dialect
Campo
Notes
Kw- nominalized from the verb hetemii, plural of hemii, "grows, grows up", thus making this word literally, "those who have grown".
More commonly said in 'Iipay as kwathemii, which is an example of how "h" and consonants like "t" can switch places in certain words.