Ye'kwana

See also: ye'kwana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ye'kwana ye'kwana.

Proper noun

Ye'kwana

  1. A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.
    Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong
  2. The northeastern dialect of this language, characterized by the presence of y where the De’kwana dialect has d.

Noun

Ye'kwana (plural Ye'kwana)

  1. A speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe.
    Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong

Further reading

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV Ye'kwana
Brazilian standard Ye'kwana
New Tribes Ye'cwana

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟeʔkʷana]

Proper noun

Ye'kwana

  1. (Caura River dialect, Ye'kwana mythology) synonym of Wanatu (“the first created Ye’kwana, made by Wanadi from the clay of Mount Dekuana”)

Noun

Ye'kwana

  1. (Caura River dialect) alternative form of ye'kwana (“Ye'kwana”)

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, pages 7–8
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