kúyau

Phonetic

[ku˦.ˈjaː.u]

English: Translation

To shriek, to squeal, to scream (without words)

Spanish: Translation

Chillar, gritar (sin palabras)

Part of Speech

intransitive verb

Semantic Domain

Language and Communication

Example Sentence

Ku̱ nthi̱ꞌa̱ ngagaꞌá jna jeꞌe ba ántu bínthexraun ba íxin bákuyau kundaníxra, méxinxín kjuauthexin chuu ba.

English: Example Sentence

And up there on the hill the animals were very scared because the coyote was screaming, so the animals made a plan.

Spanish: Example Sentence

Y allá en el cerro los animales les daba mucho miedo porque gritaba el coyote, por eso los animales hicieron un plan.

Dialect

San Marcos Tlacoyalco

Notes

Verbo de grupo uno.

No se registraron los tonos de las demás personas.

Presente Pasado Futuro

1ra (s)

2da (s)

3ra (s) Túyau Kúyau Tsúyau

1ra (p., incl.)

2da (p., fam.)

2da (p., for.)

3ra (p.) Túyau na Kúyau na Tsúyau na

Source

kuentoe-kuluchu-ku-kukuchi-2005

vocabulario-ngiigua-de-san-marcos-tlacoyalco-2016