Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ajö'tö
Brazilian standard ajä'tä
New Tribes ajä'tä

Etymology

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From ajö (arm) +‎ -tö (benefactive verbalizer).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ajö'tö

  1. (transitive) to put on (an armband)

References

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  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 223, 386:ahö'tödü 'put on an arm band' [] ahö'tödü - to put on a wrist band