sömajö
Ye'kwana
editALIV | sömajö |
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Brazilian standard | sämaajä |
New Tribes | sämaajä |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editLikely from sooma (“to save, keep, reserve”) + -ajö (past participial nominalizer).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsömajö
- territory temporarily closed off to hunting to allow animal populations to recover
References
edit- Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 38: “sömajö”