Entry: ca:maʔ
Grammar: vi.irr.
Meaning: 1) perform; play; 2) ɔ:mɔʔmatche: ca:maʔ exchange glances, look at one another; 3) he:sɔNwa ca:maʔ pant, gasp, be out of breath; 4) pǝkɔ:ndi ca:maʔ cry "huolululululu" at a high pitched voice (usu. in groups) on festive occasions, whilst playing piN, or whilst trekking through the mountains; 5) khɔnɔkwa ca:maʔ to snore; 6) khikwa ca:maʔ whistle; 7) sustained activity aspectivizer.
Comments: 1) piN ca:ʔɛlle sa:rik ya:Nʔɛ siʔɛ I'm stricken with vertigo when I go around on the ferris wheel; cf. ca:tmaʔ, po:Nwa:maʔ 2) khunchi ɔ:mɔʔmatche: rɔk ca:si kǝrǝ maba:tchin They only exchange glances but don't say a word [to one another] 3) cf. se:Nkwa 4) both males and females perform pǝkɔ:ndi; Nep. kurlinu 5) sɛndik immɛlle khɔnɔkwa kɛdza:banu asira mɛdhaNnɛn I don't like to sleep at night with someone who snores 6) sɛndik khikwa ca:mʔ mɛnunɛn him bhitraʔaN mɛnunɛn, so:gha mɛda It's no good to whistle at night, nor is it any good to whistle inside the house, for it draws ghosts 7) vide 5.3.7
