Aiwa

A map of northeastern Peilaš. The Aiwa is the large river in the center of the map.

< Aiwa

The middle Aiwa near Êbloi.

Reeds and shallow river channels are typical elements of the landscape in the Aiwa delta.

The Aiwa or Eigə River is one of the largest rivers in Peilaš and the central artery of the Edastean sphere. Its source is high in the Eiwəl Gourun; it runs east and south through Lasomo eventually draining in a large delta in the center of Kasca. Major tributaries include the Thabīa, the Bwimbai, and the Milīr. In the earliest record the valley was inhabited by tribes of the Eigə Valley linguistic group, who eventually gave rise to Ngauro civilization, and whose classical-era descendants are represented by the Miw.

In the late 3rd millennium BP Talo-Edastean tribes poured out of the Bwimbai, and the Ndak became settled on the middle Aiwa. Their subsequent imperial expansion against surrounding tribes led to the replacement of Eigə Valley-speakers on the lower and middle Aiwa, though a group known as the Meshi remained, for a time, on the upper Aiwa.

Names

Language	Name	Pronunciation	Etymology
Ndak Ta	Aiwa	['ɑi.wa]	"good"
Adāta	Ēza	[ˈeːza]	← NT Aiwa
Fáralo	Eigə	['e.ɡə]	← NT Aiwa
Naidda	Ya	['ja]	← NT Aiwa
Wippwo	Ha	['ha]	← Ndd. Ya
Ndok Aisô	Oigeu	['ɔːj.ɣɛw]	← NT Aiwa
Buruya Nzaysa	Iwa	['i.wa]	← NT Aiwa
Æðadĕ	Ēz	[eːz]	← Ad. Ēza
Mešmo Koyʔōn	Īla	[ˈiː.lɐ]	← Ad. Ēza
Pencek	Eka	[əˈɡaː]	← F. Eigə (borrowed)
Namɨdu	Yogga	['jʌɡ.ɡɐ]	← F. Eigə

See also

• A description of peoples living near the Aiwa, c. -2000 YP

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