híkw

Wiyot

Etymology

From Proto-Algic [Term?]. Cognates include Yurok mohkoh and Ojibwe ikwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /híkʷ/
  • Hyphenation: híkw

Noun

híkw

  1. louse

Declension

Possessive declension of híkw (alienable)
Unpossessed First-person Second-person Third-person Indefinite person
híkw dutíkw khutíkw hutíkwahl hutíkwik

References

  • Karl V. Teeter (1964), The Wiyot Language, University of California press