Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV 'kotontö
Brazilian standard 'kotontä
New Tribes 'cotontä

Etymology

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Suffixed with -tö (benefactive verbalizer), from the same stem as 'kotonka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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'kotontö (transitive)

  1. to join, to connect, to splice
  2. to tie, to draw

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “i'chotontö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “i'chotontädö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI