uzuma

Murui Huitoto

uzuma
Root Classifier
uzu- -ma

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto uzuma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuθuma]
  • Hyphenation: u‧zu‧ma

Noun

uzuma (collective uzumanɨaɨ, vocative uzu)

  1. grandfather
  2. forefather
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
      Jesucristo usumatɨaɨ mɨcorɨaɨ mamecɨaɨna omoɨmo lloitɨcue.
      I will tell you the names of the dead forefathers of Jesus Christ.

Declension

Declension of uzuma
singular plural kinship plural
absolutive uzuma uzumaɨaɨ uzutɨaɨ
nominative uzumadɨ uzumaɨaɨdɨ uzutɨaɨdɨ
accusative uzumana uzumaɨaɨna uzutɨaɨna
dative/locative uzumamo uzumaɨaɨmo uzutɨaɨmo
ablative uzumamona uzumaɨaɨmona uzutɨaɨmona
instrumental uzumado uzumaɨaɨdo uzutɨaɨdo
causal uzumari uzumaɨaɨri uzutɨaɨri
privative uzumanino uzumaɨaɨnino uzutɨaɨnino

(sometimes proscribed):

Declension of uzuma
singular plural kinship plural
absolutive uzuma uzumaɨaɨ uzumatɨaɨ
nominative uzumadɨ uzumaɨaɨdɨ uzumatɨaɨdɨ
accusative uzumana uzumaɨaɨna uzumatɨaɨna
dative/locative uzumamo uzumaɨaɨmo uzumatɨaɨmo
ablative uzumamona uzumaɨaɨmona uzumatɨaɨmona
instrumental uzumado uzumaɨaɨdo uzumatɨaɨdo
causal uzumari uzumaɨaɨri uzumatɨaɨri
privative uzumanino uzumaɨaɨnino uzumatɨaɨnino

Derived terms

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 252
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 37
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