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Ye'kwana
Etymology
Ultimately from nne (“child”), perhaps nne (“child”) + -je (adverbializer) + -nü (nominalizer) + -ka (privative verbalizer).
Pronunciation
Verb
nnejenka
- (transitive) to rear, to raise (animals, children, etc.)
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “inñejenka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “innhejenkadö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana, Museu do Índio/FUNAI