uwein

== Wauja == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈweĩ/ === Noun === uwein replacement, successor Amunaun, kehoto wekeho, akamawiu, punuba opalutsato, itsityapeneme, iyeneme ... opoku miu. Punuba neke yamukunaunpai otain, aitsa neke ityehete. Pa uwein sityapene. Onaama, akamawiu, punuba, kata akama, otain -- nejo kitsimai pa, weke otain yiu, iyene pakojo opoku. A chief, a principal chief, when he dies, you see, his co-chief, takes over for him, and takes his place. Now, you see, his sons are still children; they're not yet grown. So his replacement takes over. Then, when [the co-chief] dies, you see, the son of the one who died -- the first one [who died], well, that son has grown, and he takes his father's place. Pitsu papatumpa akamawi, uweinpei Yuta. Uweinpei Yuta. Your late father [Chief Walakuyawa] died, and his replacement is Yuta [his son]. substitute ==== Related terms ==== keweintsapai (“replaces, changes”) -wein (“former, previous”) === References === "Amunaun, kehoto wekeho" and "Aputanken uwein": Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96.