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)

1. moon
2. month

Derived terms

• tswan̄gi (“star”)

Further reading

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