ekunaka
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Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | ekunaka |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | ekuunaka |
| New Tribes | ecuunaca |
Etymology
[edit]Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer). The stem is probably from Proto-Cariban *ôtjôkuna (“knee”); compare Kari'na ókuna, Waiwai ekna.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ekunaka
- (transitive) to break or disarticulate (a person or animal’s) legs
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ekunaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon