susu yaichuumadü

Ye'kwana edit

Etymology edit

From susu (breast milk) +‎ yaichuuma (to blow, to bless) +‎ -dü (action nominalizer).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [susu ɟajt͡ʃuːmaɾ̠ɨ]

Noun edit

susu yaichuumadü

  1. chant performed before a baby’s first breastfeeding to eliminate the ritual pollution (amoi) present in the milk

References edit

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    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 178