Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV akoichanüjü
Brazilian standard akoichanööjö
New Tribes acoichanööjö

Etymology

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From akoicha (to end).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [akojt͡ʃanɨːhɨ]

Verb

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akoichanüjü

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, to knock out, to render unconscious

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “akoichanüjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon