Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV a'sajötü
Brazilian standard a'sajäätö
New Tribes a'sajäätö

Etymology

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From a'sa (to grab (grain or liquid)) +‎ -jötü (pluractional suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a'sajötü

  1. (transitive) to summon with one’s hand, to gesture over

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “a'sajötüdü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon