Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV awiyüntö
Brazilian standard awiiyöntä
New Tribes awiiyöntä

Etymology

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Apparently from awiyümü (to turn) +‎ -tö (benefactive suffix), although some complications may be involved, as the latter suffix generally attaches to nominal stems.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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awiyüntö

  1. (transitive) to skirt, to circle (a place)

References

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