öwanü akano ökato

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV öwanü akano ökato
Brazilian standard äwaanö akaano äkaato
New Tribes äwaanö acaano äcaato

Etymology

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From öwanü (heart) +‎ aka (at, in, on, to) +‎ -ano (nominalizer) +‎ ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [əwaːnɨ akaːno əkaːto]

Noun

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öwanü akano ökato

  1. Synonym of do'ta (heart spirit).

Usage notes

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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 50:ayewana akano akato
  • 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:adheenö akano äkaato