swu, n. A variant of tsilu (see grammar) indicating an incidental or tangential observation.
usage: Sometimes considered slang or informal due to its etymology as an elision of tsilu.
etymology: tsiluattestation: In later dialects it was used to provide a non-restrictive bound relative clause exclusively, but earlier usages clearly show it as a direct alternative to tsilu. Originates in the early Zeyetaní period.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb
related: tsilu
tags: noun, pronoun, relativizer
reverse terms: which
