jɨko

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Murui Huitoto

jɨko
Root Classifier
jɨko-
Jɨko (1).
Jɨko (2).

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jɨko and Nüpode Huitoto jɨko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: jɨ‧ko

Noun

jɨko (collective jɨkonɨaɨ)

  1. dog
  2. oncilla, spotted cat

Declension

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 149
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 120