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== ayaawx ==

== Symbol Groups ==
{| class="wikitable"
! System / Writing Style !! Form !! Notes
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| Modern LCD spelling || ayaawx || Current preferred community spelling
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| Older community / field spelling || ayaawüx || Seen in Dunn, Beynon, draft materials
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| Missionary / church spelling || ___ || (No confirmed variant yet)
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| 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  
: 3. ___  
: 4. ___

== 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|Ayaawx audio]]
  
: <small>../mp4s/a/ayaawx-mb-k-01.mp3</small>

== Example Sentences ==
'''Example 1:'''  
: Gyiloo dza mism p'il'oo ayaawx.  
: ''Don't you all break the law.''

'''Example 2:'''  
: ___  
: ''___''

'''Example 3 (optional):'''  
: ___  
: ''___''

== Spelling Variants ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Variant !! Source / Notes !! Region / Dialect
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| ayaawx || Standard spelling || General Tsm’syen
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| ayaawüx || Dunn, draft dictionary; alternate vowel marking || Widespread
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| ayaawux || Older phonetic community spelling || (Unspecified)
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== 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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[[Category:Law terms]]
[[Category:Sm'algyax]]