öömu'nojü
Ye'kwana
editALIV | öömu'nojü |
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Brazilian standard | äämu'nofö |
New Tribes | äämu'nojö |
Etymology
editFrom öt- (intransitivizer) + emu'nojü (“to try to deceive or distract”). However, an agentive verb would be expected from this construction, whereas according to Cáceres this verb is patientive.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editöömu'nojü
- (intransitive, patientive) to get distracted
References
edit- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “öömu'nojü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 438, 449