awana

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See also: ą́wąną

Chamicuro

Noun

awana

  1. mouth

Quechua

Etymology

From away (to weave) +‎ -na (future participle).

Noun

awana

  1. loom
  2. tissue

Declension

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Noun

awana

  1. protection, protective substance
    1. bodypaint
    2. the priprioca sedge, Cyperus articulatus

Derived terms

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “awana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “wānai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
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