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Ye'kwana
Etymology
Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer). The stem is probably from Proto-Cariban *ôtjôkuna (“knee”); compare Kari'na ókuna, Waiwai ekna.
Pronunciation
Verb
ekunaka
- (transitive) to break or disarticulate (a person or animal’s) legs
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ekunaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon