a'du
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | a'du |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | a'du |
| New Tribes | a'du |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cariban *apuru (“to close”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]a'du
- (transitive) to close, to cover
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “a'du”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “a'dukwä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 222, 385: “[ta'ḍuke] ~ [ta'ḍuqe] 'closed' […] a:'dukö - closed”