e'mo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "emo"

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	e'mo
Brazilian standard	e'mo
New Tribes	e'mo

Etymology

From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ 'mo (“to break (something)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eʔmo]

Verb

e'mo (intransitive, patientive)

1. to break, to crack
2. (of seeds) to break open, to sprout

References

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