konojawö

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV konojawö
Brazilian standard konoofawä
New Tribes conoojawä

Etymology

Presumably from konojo (“rain”) +‎ awö (“at, in, on”).

Pronunciation

Noun

konojawö

  1. the rainy season, roughly June to August, when cashews are gathered and significant trips and meetings are carried out

See also

Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (“summer”) chukwamedawö (“start of winter”) konojawö (“rainy season”) dadiweyudu (“short summer”) yatamedawö (“end of the year”)

References

  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28: “konojawö”
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