wist̓aⱡa

== Ktunaxa == === Alternative forms === wistala (by Canestrelli) wɪst!aʼła (by Boas & Chamberlain) wɪstáɬa (by Kramer) === Etymology === Perhaps composed of -wu (term found in numerals, tens) +‎ st̓aⱡa (“?”). Compare the terms for eight and nine, wu-xa·ȼa (literally “?-four”) and qayk-it̓-wu (“?-ten”) respectively, perhaps indicative of a fossilized antecedent counting system. === Noun === wist̓aⱡa (wis.tʼa.ɬa) (ordinal wist̓aⱡa-n) (cardinal number) seven, 7 Wist̓aⱡani kaqⱡuyitqa kaquq̓. ― Seven green grapes. === References ===