wauja

See also: Wauja

Wauja

Central Brazil's Upper Xingu region (blue dot), home to numerous indigenous groups, including the Wauja (Waurá), who speak an Arawakan language.

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.