tüweshicha

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV	tüweshicha
Brazilian standard	töweeshicha
New Tribes	töweeshicha

Etymology

From t- -e (adverbializer) +‎ w- (intransitive prefix) +‎ e- (intransitivizer) +‎ siicha (“to rip, tear, break”). Also compare eshichako (“to break”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɨweːʃit͡ʃa]

Adverb

tüweshicha

being broken, torn

References

Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 302