sömajö

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV sömajö
Brazilian standard sämaajä
New Tribes sämaajä

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from sooma (to save, keep, reserve) +‎ -ajö (past participial nominalizer).

Pronunciation

Noun

sömajö

  1. territory temporarily closed off to hunting to allow animal populations to recover

References

  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 38:sömajö