Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ökatomjö
Brazilian standard äkaatomjä
New Tribes äcaatomjä
historical ad hoc akatomha

Etymology

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From ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double) +‎ -mjö (former).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ökatomjö

  1. Synonym of ökatomjüdü (ghost, ex-spirit).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 51:akatomha
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[1], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 94:äkaatomjä
  • Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela[2], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 207–209:äcatonjä