hegai

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *hїgai (“that (one)”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *hïwa (“that (one)”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɨɡaj/

Determiner

hegai (plural hegam)

  1. that
    Hegai 'uwĭ 'o cipkan.
    That woman is/was working.

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “84. *hɨˈgai 'that one,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 136
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2665. *hïwa ‘that one’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 404
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 223–4
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “hegai/hega'i”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 19
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