oowontö

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV oowontö
Brazilian standard oowontä
New Tribes oowontä

Etymology

From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ewontö (to defend).

Pronunciation

Verb

oowontö (intransitive, agentive)

  1. to defend oneself
  2. to refuse to be handed over to another family

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “oowontö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon