Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV önönei
Brazilian standard änäänei
New Tribes änäänei

Etymology

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From önöö (to eat meat) +‎ -nei (agent nominalizer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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önönei

  1. carnivore

References

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  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “änäänei”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI