wesankwa

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	wesankwa
Brazilian standard	wesankwa
New Tribes	wesancwa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wesaŋkʷa]

Noun

wesankwa

1. any ceremonial chant (aichudi) used to dispel or drive away people from a place or person, for example to stunt the growth of a village

   Antonym: wejumma

References

• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 48: “Wesankua”