yamukutopa

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌja.muˌku.tɨˈpa/

Noun

yamukutopa (plural yamukutopanaun)

1. adolescent, youth (male)

   Aitsa hoona uma onejo sekunya. Yamukutopa neke ipitsi otain.

   His father did not consent [to the marriage] in those days. He thought his son was still a youth.

2. young man (not yet middle-aged, especially if unmarried)

   Wajamani ... katainhawi. Okupwona, Kawakanamu. Akamawi ... yamukutopeipei. Amunaunpetuai yiu, amunaunpei, yamukutopepei amunaun, akamawi. Amunaunpei Wajamani otain... Otukakalu, Yumekeju, Kawakanamu otukakalu.

   Wajamani had a son named Kawakanamu. He died as an adolescent. He was just about to be made chief, made a chief, even though he was a young man, but he died. Wajamani's son was of chiefly rank ... his sister was Yumekeju.

Derived terms

• yamukutopapuku (“boy just before puberty”)
• yamukutopalu (“female adolescent”)

Related terms

• yamukutai (“child”)

See also

• kanukiya (“married man”)
• manuya (“bachelor”)

References

• Wajamani ... katainhawi" uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96, transcript page 21.
• Remaining utterances from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.