e'saku

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV e'saku
Brazilian standard e'saku
New Tribes e'sacu

Etymology

From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ 'sakü (“to apply bodypaint to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eʔsaku]

Verb

e'saku

  1. (intransitive, patientive) to put on bodypaint, to paint oneself

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “esaku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon, pages 439, 440
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 395: “ne'sa'ka - s/he paints himself”
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