Kajunña

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV Kajunña
Brazilian standard Kajunnha
New Tribes Cajunña
historical ad hoc Kahuña

Etymology

From kaju (sky) +‎ -nña (at the place of).

Pronunciation

Adverb

Kajunña

  1. (Ye'kwana mythology) in the mythological Sky or Heaven, an invisible sky beyond the visible sky where Wanadi lives, divided into eight houses or villages and visited by shamans on their initiatory journey

References

  • de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “kahuña”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN