ajo'jo

See also: ajojo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	ajo'jo
Brazilian standard	ajo'fo
New Tribes	ajo'jo

Alternative forms

• ajöujö (Brazil)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *apoto with a suffix; compare Kari'na poto, apoto, Yabarana tapotoi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ahoʔhʷo]

Adverb

ajo'jo

1. being large, big

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ajo'jo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ajäu'fä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI