'kotonka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV 'kotonka
Brazilian standard 'kotonka
New Tribes 'cotonca

Etymology

Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer), from the same stem as 'kotontö.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔkotoŋka]

Verb

'kotonka (transitive)

  1. to pull loose, to separate, to release (a branch, an arm, etc.)
  2. to loosen (a knot)
  3. to resolve, to break (a tie)

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “'kotonka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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