aajöi
Ye'kwana edit
Etymology edit
From öt- (intransitivizer) + ajöi (“to grab”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
aajöi
- (intransitive, agentive) to hold on, to cling, to have a firm grip or bite or other such attachment
- (intransitive, agentive) to be grasped or held
Related terms edit
References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aajöi”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 145