aamoicha

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV aamoicha
Brazilian standard aamoicha
New Tribes aamoicha

Etymology

From amoi (“taboo thing”) +‎ -ta (verbalizer), with an additional prefix that renders the verb agentive (öt-?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aːmojt͡ʃa]

Verb

aamoicha

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to not do what is forbidden or prohibited

References

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