c'waam

English

Etymology

From Klamath-Modoc c'waam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃwɑm/
  • enPR: chwäm
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

c'waam (uncountable)

  1. Deltistes luxatus, the Lost River sucker

Translations

See also

Klamath-Modoc

Alternative forms

  • č̓wa·m (Barker)
  • tsuám (Gatschet)
  • tc!uwam (Spier)

Noun

c'waam

  1. Deltistes luxatus, the Lost River sucker or c'waam

References

  • Barker, Muhammad A. R. (1963), Klamath Dictionary (University of California Publications in Linguistics)‎[1], volume 31, Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 99.
  • Gatschet, Albert Samuel (1890), The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon: Dictionary of the Klamath Language‎[2], Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 446.
  • Spier, Leslie (1930). Kroeber, Alfred L.; Lowie, Robert H. (eds.). Klamath Ethnography. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology. Vol. 30. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 151.
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