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Ye'kwana
Etymology
From öt- (intransitivizer) + ewontö (“to defend”).
Pronunciation
Verb
oowontö (intransitive, agentive)
- to defend oneself
- to refuse to be handed over to another family
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “oowontö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon