Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps from sokoje (being like mud) +‎ -nö (verbalizer), although syllable reduction is usually avoided with a vowel of e, suggesting a different construction may be at play; in any case ultimately from the same root.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sooko'nö

  1. (transitive) to make into mud

References edit

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