Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV etunuichojo
Brazilian standard etuunuichofo
New Tribes etuunuichojo

Etymology

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From etunuichö (to injure) +‎ -jo (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [etuːnujt͡ʃohʷo]

Verb

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etunuichojo

  1. (transitive) to let (someone) get hurt, to let (someone) come to harm
    • 2008, speaker ‘MaJo’ from Boca de Piña (CtoWoshi.003–004), recorded in Cáceres, Natalia (2011), Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, page 355:
      “Edaichökö'de jinñamo” ke “maama. Aajichaane edaichökö'de, manetunuichojo'no.”
      “Mom,” he said, “take care of my wife. Take good care of her, lest you let her get hurt.”