ödü'ya

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	ödü'ya
Brazilian standard	ädö'ya
New Tribes	ädö'ya

Etymology

Derived from or otherwise related to ödümö (first-person possessed form of jadui (“younger sister or female parallel cousin”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əɾ̠ɨʔɟa]

Noun

ödü'ya

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. first-person possessed form of jadaanü
   2. first-person possessed form of jadui
   3. first-person possessed form of jai
   4. first-person possessed form of jaimedü

Usage notes

The Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana defines this term simply as ‘minha prima’ (‘my female cousin’), but it is unclear what relations it actually specifically refers to; Ye’kwana kinship terms for parallel cousins are identical to those for siblings, so such a definition without any mention of siblings would seem unlikely. However, the term is clearly related to the first-person possessed form ödümö of jadui (“younger sister or female parallel cousin”), and the first-person possessed form ödüya'kö of jadaanü (“daughter-in-law”) is apparently the diminutive of this term and so the two may share meanings.

Derived terms

• ödüya'kö

 

References

• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ädö'ya”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI