öönejünü

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV öönejünü
Brazilian standard äänejöönö
New Tribes äänejöönö

Etymology

Apparently from ööne (to be seen) +‎ -jünü (negative suffix), but the latter does not ordinarily attach to verbs; an additional adverbializer may be at play somewhere.

Pronunciation

Noun

öönejünü

  1. something that cannot be seen with the naked eye

References

  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “äänejöönö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana, Museu do Índio/FUNAI