tawa

meaning

going to, toward; for; from the perspective of; moving | ALT (pv.) going to

see also

awen, kama

semantic space · lipamanka

tawa is motion. tawa frequently has a destination, and when used as a preposition, it marks the word after it as this destination. a destination isn't critical to tawa though; speakers will use tawa for vibrating or shaking in place, or wandering. When tawa is used as a preposition, it marks that which the motion approaches. This can be physical, but metaphysically tawa can mark a recipient, beneficiary, point of perspective, etc.

ku translations

move⁵, go⁵, toward⁵, motion⁵, movement⁵, towards⁵, to⁵, for⁵, transit⁴, travel⁴, transportation³, trip³, walk³, advance³, onto³, transport³, pass³, walking³, migration³, departure³, from the perspective of³, push³, march², slide², proceed², forth², d

pu verbatim

PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of

ADJECTIVE moving

usage

core · 100% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

English · toward(s)

by jan Sonja

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tawa

motion radical; legs facing to the right. compare kama and blissymbol “walk”

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