tüwowanomasa

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From t- -e (adverbializer) +‎ w- (intransitive prefix) +‎ oowanoma (“to learn”) +‎ -sa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɨβoːwanoːmasa]

Adverb

tüwowanomasa

1. being studious

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