öjai

See also: Ojai

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əhaj]

Noun

öjai (obligatorily possessed; possessed öjaichü or ejaichü)

1. elbow
2. wooden stake used to turn the soil when planting yuca (large size) or removing worms (small size)

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “öjai”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 289