Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ööwa'tö
Brazilian standard ääwa'tä
New Tribes ääwa'tä

Etymology

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From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ewa'tö (to hang (a hammock)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ööwa'tö

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to hang one’s hammock

References

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  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 138