Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | kewwō |
| 2nd sing. | kiwwizi |
| 3rd sing. | kiwwidi |
| 1st dual | kewwōz |
| 2nd dual | kewwadiz |
| 1st plur. | kewwamaz |
| 2nd plur. | kiwwid |
| 3rd plur. | kewwandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | kau(w) |
| 2nd sing. | kau(w)t |
| 3rd sing. | kau(w) |
| 1st dual | kuwū |
| 2nd dual | kuwudiz |
| 1st plur. | kuwum |
| 2nd plur. | kuwud |
| 3rd plur. | kuwun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | kewwaų |
| 2nd sing. | kewwaiz |
| 3rd sing. | kewwai |
| 1st dual | kewwaiw |
| 2nd dual | kewwaidiz |
| 1st plur. | kewwaim |
| 2nd plur. | kewwaid |
| 3rd plur. | kewwain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | kuwį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | kuwīz |
| 3rd sing. | kuwī |
| 1st dual | kuwīw |
| 2nd dual | kuwīdiz |
| 1st plur. | kuwīm |
| 2nd plur. | kuwīd |
| 3rd plur. | kuwīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | keww |
| 3rd sing. | kewwadau |
| 2nd dual | kewwadiz |
| 2nd plur. | kiwwid |
| 3rd plur. | kewwandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | kewwai |
| 2nd sing. | kewwazai |
| 3rd sing. | kewwadai |
| 1st plur. | kewwandai |
| 2nd plur. | kewwandai |
| 3rd plur. | kewwandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | kewwaizau |
| 3rd sing. | kewwaidau |
| 1st plur. | kewwaindau |
| 2nd plur. | kewwaindau |
| 3rd plur. | kewwaindau |
Participles
| Present | kewwandz |
| Past | kuwanaz |
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”); compare Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“to eat”), Polish żuć (“to chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto [script needed] (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”). See: Polish '
żuć'.
Verbs referencing "kewwaną"
English
chew, Old English
ceowan, Dutch
kauwen, Swedish
tugga, Icelandic
tyggja, Norwegian, nynorsk
tyggja, German, Pennsylvania
kaue, Danish
tygge, Norwegian
tygge, Alemannic German
chüüwe, Middle English
chewen, Proto-Slavic
žuti, German, old spelling
käuen, Cimbrian khòjan.
Cognates
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