ayaawx

Symbol Groups

System / Writing Style	Form	Notes
Modern LCD spelling	ayaawx	Current preferred community spelling
Older community / field spelling	ayaawüx	Seen in Dunn, Beynon, draft materials
Missionary / church spelling	___	(No confirmed variant yet)
Phonemic / IPA	a.jáː.wx	Approximate phonemic analysis

Handwritten Notes (HWN)

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Pronunciation

Simple pronunciation: a / yaa / wx Alternate pronunciations: (none recorded)

Part of Speech

common noun; transitive verb

Meanings

1. custom; law; precedent; precept

2. (verb) to rule over; to govern

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Extended Description

Ayaawx is the body of Tsm’syen customary law: inherited teachings, protocols, obligations, behavioural expectations, correct conduct, authority structures, and the ethical order governing social, political, and ceremonial life.

It governs feasts, marriages, adoptions, inheritance, land relationships, titles, responsibilities between houses, and maintaining balance within the community.

More detail may be added here as sources expand.

Audio

File:Ayaawx-mb-k-01.mp4
 

../mp4s/a/ayaawx-mb-k-01.mp3

Example Sentences

Example 1:

Gyiloo dza mism p'il'oo ayaawx.

Don't you all break the law.

Example 2:

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Example 3 (optional):

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Spelling Variants

Variant	Source / Notes	Region / Dialect
ayaawx	Standard spelling	General Tsm’syen
ayaawüx	Dunn, draft dictionary; alternate vowel marking	Widespread
ayaawux	Older phonetic community spelling	(Unspecified)

Related Entries

ayaawüx – variant form meaning "law"

si'ayaawx – to make laws; to establish laws

li’ligit – Feast system governed by ayaawx

Semantic Domains / Thesaurus Categories

4.3.9.1 Custom

4.7.1 Laws

Ts-R Religion, ceremony, law & supernatural

Ts-R1 Law, sacred places, history, legends

Sources

Dunn, Practical Dictionary, entry 117.

Draft Dictionary notes.

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