aamoicha

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV aamoicha
Brazilian standard aamoicha
New Tribes aamoicha

Etymology

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From amoi (taboo thing) +‎ -ta (verbalizer), with an additional prefix that renders the verb agentive (öt-?).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aamoicha

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to not do what is forbidden or prohibited

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aamoicha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon