Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV tüweshicha
Brazilian standard töweeshicha
New Tribes töweeshicha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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tüweshicha

  1. being broken, torn

References

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  • 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