önu akano ökato

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV önu akano ökato
Brazilian standard änu akaano äkaato
New Tribes änu acaano äcaato

Etymology

From önu (eye) +‎ aka (at, in, on, to) +‎ -ano (nominalizer) +‎ ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ənu akaːno əkaːto]

Noun

önu akano ökato (obligatorily possessed; possessed önudu akano ökato or enudu akano ökato)

  1. synonym of önu ekato (eye spirit, reflection in the eye)

Usage notes

  • This term is usually found with a second-person possessor, as ayenudu akano ökato (Caura River) or adenudu akano ökato (Cunucunuma River).

References

  • Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 50:ayenudu akano akato
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[1], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 86:ayenudu akano äkaato