wauja

See also: Wauja

Wauja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaʊ.ʐa/, [ˈwaʊ.ʐɐ]

Noun

wauja

  1. Wauja (Arawak-speaking indigenous people of Central Brazil)
    Wauja natu.
    I [am] Wauja. [male speaker]
    Waujaneju natu.
    I [am a] Wauja woman.
  2. Wauja (indigenous language spoken by the Wauja people)
    Piye wauja maka petemo.
    Speak Wauja so that you will understand [it]. (Practice speaking in order to learn).

See also

  • muteitsi (“indigenous person or thing”)
  • putaka (“inhabitant of the Upper Xingu”)

Adjective

wauja

  1. Wauja (pertaining to the language and culture of the Wauja people)
    Ninye wauja ogatakoja.
    I speak the Wauja language.
    Wauja onaanka, nitsupalu. Itsapai aitsu.
    [It is] Wauja custom, my daughter. [That's] how we are.

References

  • E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.
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