kʷaʔ

interjection, apparently

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• kʷaʔ ilíʔ kʷu čtkʷƛ̓qn̓čut. - Well there we made a narrow escape.
• way̓ kʷu ɬa k̓ɬʔay̓sáqsm̓, ʔaˤc̓n̓t, kʷaʔ patáq uɬ ʔaˤpnáʔ səsp̓qin̓. - So we will change grub, look, we’ve had potatoes, now let’s have wheat.
• čun̓tm̓, “kʷaʔ n̓ʔuɬxʷəxʷ.” - He told him, “Go on in.”
• lut t̓a ksn̓pl̓liw̓s aɬíʔ kʷaʔ n̓k̓ʷsc̓aʔáqʷm̓ iʔ aʔ čn̓lqiw̓stsəl̓̓x. - There aren't any weeks because all summer long they pulled weeds.
• km̓aʔ ʔux̌ʔux̌tílaʔt ikɬkƛ̓aʔnčútn̓, kʷaʔ kn̓ sílxʷaʔ kn̓ ylmixʷm̓ - It’s not babies who should come after me, why, I am a big chief
• way̓ kʷaʔ kxn̓tsin̓. - So then I’ll follow you.
• maʔ ilíʔxəx kʷaʔ axáʔ iswy̓sʔáˤc̓m̓ iʔ q̓y̓min̓. - Wait a minute until I’m done looking at the letter.