mãũ ũ

See also: mau u, mau'u, and mauʻu

Yanomamö

Etymology

From mãũ (water) +‎ u (classifier for liquids). Cognate to Yanomam mau u.

Noun

mãũ ũ

  1. water
    hapa mãũ ũ pë kuonomi, hei parau pë rë kui u pë kuonomi.
    Before, there was no water; no rivers existed.

References

  • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ[1] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN