'kotonka

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV 'kotonka
Brazilian standard 'kotonka
New Tribes 'cotonca

Etymology

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Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer), from the same stem as 'kotontö.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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'kotonka (transitive)

  1. to pull loose, to separate, to release (a branch, an arm, etc.)
  2. to loosen (a knot)
  3. to resolve, to break (a tie)
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References

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