öömu'nojü
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | öömu'nojü |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | äämu'nofö |
| New Tribes | äämu'nojö |
Etymology
[edit]From öt- (intransitivizer) + emu'nojü (“to try to deceive or distract”). However, an agentive verb would be expected from this construction, whereas according to Cáceres this verb is patientive.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]öömu'nojü
- (intransitive, patientive) to get distracted
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “öömu'nojü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 438, 449