ayawaichudu

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ayawaichudu
Brazilian standard ayaawaichudu
New Tribes ayaawaichudu

Alternative forms

  • adhawaichudu (Cunucunuma River dialect)

Etymology

Derived from ayawa (“Protium heptaphyllum tree, torch, bodypaint”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ajaːwajt͡ʃuɾ̠u]

Noun

ayawaichudu

  1. (Caura River dialect) bodypaint made from ayawa used to ritually purify a child when the stump of its umbilical cord dries up and falls off from the navel

References

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