Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV nonojo ajimadü
Brazilian standard nonoofo ajiimadö
New Tribes nonoojo ajiimadö

Etymology

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From nono (ground) +‎ jo (at) +‎ ajima +‎ -dü.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nonoːhʷo ahiːmaɾ̠ɨ]

Noun

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nonojo ajimadü

  1. a ceremonial chant performed as a baby learns to walk

References

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  • Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 230:nonoojo ajiimadö