yoema

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Murui Huitoto

yoema
Root Classifier
yoe- -ma

Etymology

The use of the masculine classifier refers to the fact that tree-cutting is traditionally seen as a job of men.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: yo‧e‧ma

Noun

yoema

  1. axe, machete

Declension

Declension of yoema
singular plural
Absolutive yoema yoemaɨaɨ
Nominative yoemadɨ yoemaɨaɨdɨ
Accusative yoemana yoemaɨaɨna
Dative/Locative yoemamo yoemaɨaɨmo
Ablative yoemamona yoemaɨaɨmona
Instrumental yoemado yoemaɨaɨdo
Causal yoemari yoemaɨaɨri
Privative yoemanino yoemaɨaɨnino

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 163
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 126
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