a'de'ta

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	a'de'ta
Brazilian standard	a'de'ta
New Tribes	a'de'ta

Etymology

From a'deu (“word”) +‎ -ta (verbalizer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aʔdeʔta]

Verb

a'de'ta (intransitive, patientive)

1. to speak out after having been silent
2. to learn to talk

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “a'de'ta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon