ayawaichudu

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ayawaichudu
Brazilian standard ayaawaichudu
New Tribes ayaawaichudu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from ayawa (Protium heptaphyllum tree, torch, bodypaint).

Pronunciation

Noun

ayawaichudu

  1. (Caura River dialect) bodypaint made from ayawa used to ritually purify a child when the stump of its umbilical cord dries up and falls off from the navel

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ayawaichudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon