waiñüjü
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Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | waiñüjü |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | wainhöjö |
| New Tribes | waiñöjö |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]waiñüjü (obligatorily possessed; possessed waiñüjüdü)
- male cross-cousin (of a man)
- term of address for a brother-in-law (of a man)
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “waiñüjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 288
- Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 62–65, 68: “waiñuju […] waiñujudu”