sankwajo

Ye'kwana

Etymology

Perhaps from sankwa (“to detest, to abandon”) +‎ -jo (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋkʷaho]

Verb

sankwajo

1. (transitive) to change the type of weaving when weaving a yuca press (tünküi) or hammock

References

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