mãũ ũ
Yanomamö
Etymology
From mãũ (“water”) + u (classifier for liquids). Cognate to Yanomam mau u.
Noun
- 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