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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From öt- (intransitivizer) + ekunaka (“to disarticulate (someone’s) leg”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ookunaka (intransitive, agentive)
- to injure or disarticulate the joint between one’s hip and femur
- to open one’s legs wide
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ookunaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon