madaka

Laboya

Adjective

madaka

1. big

   Antonym: maraha

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “madaka”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 62

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	madaka
Brazilian standard	madaaka
New Tribes	madaaca
historical ad hoc	maraca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɾ̠aːka]

Noun

madaka

1. maraca, a gourd rattle filled with widiki crystals and used by shamans as a tool for their work

References

• de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “maraca”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[1], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 48: “madaka”