Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃukʷaːmeɾ̠aːwə]

Noun edit

chukwamedawö

  1. the start of winter, roughly May, when the construction and repair of houses is finished

See also edit

Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (summer) chukwamedawö (start of winter) konojawö (rainy season) dadiweyudu (short summer) yatamedawö (end of the year)

References edit

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    Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28