awiyünka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	awiyünka
Brazilian standard	awiiyönka
New Tribes	awiiyönca

Alternative forms

• awüyünka

Etymology

Apparently from awiyümü (“to turn”) +‎ -ka (privative suffix), although some complications may be involved, as the latter suffix generally attaches to nominal stems.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aviːjɨŋka]

Verb

awiyünka

1. (transitive) to avoid (a place)

References

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