Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV wensu'ta
Brazilian standard wensu'ta
New Tribes wensu'ta

Etymology

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From wensuku (belly) +‎ -ta (verbalizer).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wensu'ta (intransitive, patientive)

  1. to fill up, to become full
  2. to be(come) sated, to be(come) full with food
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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “wensu'ta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[2], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 184:wensu'ta