yeedo

Murui Huitoto

yeedo
Root Classifier
yee- -do

Etymology

Cognate with Minica Huitoto yeedo and Nüpode Huitoto yeedo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛːdɔ]
  • Hyphenation: yee‧do

Noun

yeedo

  1. kingfisher

Declension

Declension of yeedo
singular plural
absolutive yeedo yeeduaɨ
nominative yeedodɨ yeeduaɨdɨ
accusative yeedona yeeduaɨna
dative/locative yeedomo yeeduaɨmo
ablative yeedomona yeeduaɨmona
instrumental yeedodo yeeduaɨdo
causal yeedori yeeduaɨri
privative yeedonino yeeduaɨnino

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 89