hoieelii

Yao (South America)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *ô, *jô. The -lii ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Ye'kwana yedü.

Noun

hoieelii

1. tooth

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642