yoema

Murui Huitoto

yoema
Root	Classifier
yoe-	-ma

Etymology

The use of the masculine classifier refers to the fact that tree-cutting is traditionally seen as a job of men.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɔɛma]
• Hyphenation: yo‧e‧ma

Noun

yoema

1. axe, machete

Declension

Declension of yoema

	singular	plural
Absolutive	yoema	yoemaɨaɨ
Nominative	yoemadɨ	yoemaɨaɨdɨ
Accusative	yoemana	yoemaɨaɨna
Dative/Locative	yoemamo	yoemaɨaɨmo
Ablative	yoemamona	yoemaɨaɨmona
Instrumental	yoemado	yoemaɨaɨdo
Causal	yoemari	yoemaɨaɨri
Privative	yoemanino	yoemaɨaɨnino

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 163
• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 126