Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban *masakô; compare Trió maakë, Kari'na mako, Wayana mësak, Apalaí masako, Waiwai masakï, Akawaio masa', Macushi masa', Pemon masak, as well as Sranan Tongo maku.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

maakö

  1. mosquito

References edit

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