Ye'kwana
See also: ye'kwana
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ye'kwana ye'kwana.
Proper noun edit
Ye'kwana
- A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.
- Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong
- The northeastern dialect of this language, characterized by the presence of y where the De’kwana dialect has d.
Noun edit
Ye'kwana (plural Ye'kwana)
- A speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe.
- Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong
Further reading edit
Ye'kwana edit
Alternative forms edit
- De'kwana (Cunucunuma River dialect)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ye'kwana
- (Caura River dialect, Ye'kwana mythology) Synonym of Wanatu (“the first created Ye’kwana, made by Wanadi from the clay of Mount Dekuana”)
Noun edit
Ye'kwana
- (Caura River dialect) Alternative form of ye'kwana (“Ye'kwana”)
References edit
- 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, pages 7–8