sumaa

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Finnish

Noun

sumaa

  1. partitive singular of suma

Anagrams

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV sumaa
Brazilian standard sumaa
New Tribes sumaa

Pronunciation

Verb

sumaa (transitive)

  1. to kiss
  2. to breastfeed from, to suck, to nurse at

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “sumaa”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 227, 398:[ṣ̌u:mạdï] 'suck, kiss' [] shu:madü 'to kiss, suck' [] shu:madü - to suck, to nurse