Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV yawanadüje
Brazilian standard yawaanadööje
New Tribes yawaanadööje

Etymology

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From y- +‎ awaana (to dawn) +‎ -dü (action nominalizer) +‎ -je (adverbializer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɟawaːnaɾ̠ɨːhe]

Adverb

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yawanadüje

  1. in dawning

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 301