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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Kari'na jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun.
Pronunciation
Noun
ümü (possessed ümü)
- father
- father’s brother; paternal uncle
- mother’s sister’s husband
Usage notes
Some of the possessed forms are irregular: first-person singular jaaja, second-person singular omo.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ümü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- 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, pages 62–65, 69, 73: “umü […] ümü”