See also: ą́wąną

Chamicuro

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Noun

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awana

  1. mouth

Quechua

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Etymology

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From away (to weave) +‎ -na (future participle).

Noun

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awana

  1. loom
  2. tissue

Declension

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV awana
Brazilian standard awaana
New Tribes awaana

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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awana

  1. protection, protective substance
    1. bodypaint
    2. the priprioca sedge, Cyperus articulatus

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “awana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “äwaana”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “wānai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series[3], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
  • Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela[4], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 227:awana
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[5], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 209:awaana