heu'u

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • hau'u

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman, possibly from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *hï- (“yes”).[1]

Interjection

heu'u

  1. yes
    Heu'u, mi꞉stol 'o 'am g gogs huhu'id.
    Yes, the/a cat is chasing the/a dog over there.
    Yes, the/a dog is chasing the/a cat over there.

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2609. *hï… 'yes'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 397
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 238
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “haiwani”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 20
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