Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

From sheicha +‎ -'jüdü (completed action nominalizer).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃet͡ʃaʔhʷɨɾ̠ɨ]

Noun edit

shecha'jüdü

  1. shavings

References edit

  • Carlsson, Erica (2012) Understanding Influences on Harvesting Species of the Genus Heteropsis and Basket Production by Indigenous Ye’kwana of the Orinoco Basin, Venezuela[1], University of Florida, page 29:shechajüdü, shechajadu