Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV e'se'tö
Brazilian standard e'se'tä
New Tribes e'se'tä

Pronunciation

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Verb

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e'se'tö (transitive)

  1. to pilot (a boat)
  2. to drive (a vehicle in general)
  3. to arrange
  4. to set the supports of

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “e'se'tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “e'se'tädö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 226, 395:[ne'se'ta] 'he manages it' [] ne'se'ta - s/he manages it, he arranges it