na'kwaka ökato

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV na'kwaka ökato
Brazilian standard na'kwaka äkaato
New Tribes na'cwaca äcaato

Etymology

From na'kwaka (in the water) +‎ ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double).

Pronunciation

Noun

na'kwaka ökato

  1. Synonym of tuna awono ökato (water spirit, reflection in the water).

References

  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 92:na’kwa’ka äkaato