iwon

v. to sound; to make chirping noises; to groan; to bray; to crow; to moo; to howl; to croak; to sing (said of birds)
Redup.: iwonwon

1. tsiwon, 'it sounds.'
2. tsiyiwon, 'they 3 sound.'
3. tsiwon siwaka, 'the cow moos.'
4. tsiyiwon sixwetet, 'the frogs are croaking.'
5. tsiwonwon siwulu, 'the donkey brays.'
6. tsiwonwon lo’katšwiw, 'that bird is singing.'
7. tsaqtsum lokamakał, 'the bat chirps.'
8. hesikʰts̓iwis ’an tsiwon, 'my rattle sounds.'
9. kisiyiwonwon sinunaxyǝ’ǝt, 'the mosquitoes sing all night long.'
10. munasuyanaxyǝt kisiyiwon loka’ǝqǝy, 'the chickens sing early.'
11. ’an tsʰuninaxyǝ’ǝ’ǝt kisiwon loka’at̓axatš, 'very early the cock crows.'
12. tšiyalušlušk̓ǝy kika sixołxonowo, kikasiwonwon, 'they writh, jump, and groan' (said of fishes).
13. tsisuwaxa’ax ’isiyiwon lokamǝy, tšiyalułkuwitš ’isiyiwon, 'the wolves had a low-pitched resonant sound, they gave fear.'
14. kʰan ’isalilik̓e ’an lokałpake’et kas’ǝł ’an tswatwatitiwekey lokats̓ohoy kas’ǝł kikasiwon, 'when he sits he rubs one leg against the other and thus sings.'
15. tsiwon lo’išpoš kitsuwaqʰni’ił, 'its heart sounds and one hears it.'
Cross References:

• ’iwontštǝ’ǝš sound
• axiwon to grunt
• nǝw to sing
• siwon to sound; to play
• utiwon to sob

Notes: In reference to chirping, this word can denote to the sound that a boy makes when making barley.
Ref: 89.105, 619.3-624.1; 94.375.1