öjü

See also: oju

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	öjü
Brazilian standard	äjö
New Tribes	äjö

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əhɨ]

Noun

öjü (possessed öjü or ejü)

1. body (of a person)
2. stump, trunk (of a tree)
3. main branch (of a cassava plant)
4. midrib, main vein (of a leaf)
5. main work

Derived terms

• ööjüma

 

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “chööjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “chääjö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[3], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 215–216, 239: “äjö […] ajö […] chäjä”
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[4], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, pages 80, 82, 120: “äjö”