awiyünka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV awiyünka
Brazilian standard awiiyönka
New Tribes awiiyönca

Alternative forms

  • awüyünka

Etymology

Apparently from awiyümü (“to turn”) +‎ -ka (privative suffix), although some complications may be involved, as the latter suffix generally attaches to nominal stems.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aviːjɨŋka]

Verb

awiyünka

  1. (transitive) to avoid (a place)

References

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