jimenakɨ

Murui Huitoto

jimenakɨ
Root Classifier
jimena- -kɨ

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jimenakɨ and Nüpode Huitoto jimenakɨ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhimɛnakɯ]
  • Hyphenation: ji‧me‧na‧kɨ

Noun

jimenakɨ (collective jimenaɨaɨ)

  1. opossum

Declension

Declension of jimenakɨ
singular plural
absolutive jimenakɨ jimenakɨaɨ
nominative jimenakɨdɨ jimenakɨaɨdɨ
accusative jimenakɨna jimenakɨaɨna
dative/locative jimenakɨmo jimenakɨaɨmo
ablative jimenakɨmona jimenakɨaɨmona
instrumental jimenakɨdo jimenakɨaɨdo
causal jimenakɨri jimenakɨaɨri
privative jimenakɨnino jimenakɨaɨnino

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 135
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 81