awiyüntö

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV awiyüntö
Brazilian standard awiiyöntä
New Tribes awiiyöntä

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aviːjɨntə]

Verb

awiyüntö

  1. (transitive) to skirt, to circle (a place)

References

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