cũcuñʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kũˈkujɨ̃/

Verb

cũcuñʉ

1. to itch, to twitch (with the sensation of a sore).

   Cṹcorova cũcuma yʉre.

   The chilblains bit me.

2. to bite several times (repetition of the action indicated by the repeated syllable).

   Yavimi cũcumiya.

   They say the dog bit several times.

References

• N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "cũcuñʉ", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
• N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN