oowoncha

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	oowoncha
Brazilian standard	oowoncha
New Tribes	oowoncha

Etymology

From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ewoincha (“to leave behind forgotten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːβont͡ʃa]

Verb

oowoncha (intransitive, agentive)

1. to focus, to concentrate
2. to be careless, neglectful, distracted
3. to forget
4. to fall asleep

References

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