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Ye'kwana
Etymology
Likely derived from ewa'tö (“to hang (a hammock)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ö'wattö (possessed ö'wüttü or e'wüttü)
- hammock
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ö'wattö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 114
- Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ä'watä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana, Museu do Índio/FUNAI
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 223, 291, 397: “ewü'tü 'his hammock' […] yewütü 'hammock' […] ö:'wa'tö - hammock […] öwa'tö - hammock […] ö:'wa:ttö hu:nsada:dü - hammock strings”