amunaun
Wauja
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amunaun (plural amunaunaun)
- chief (village chief, political authority)
- Amunaun, kehoto wekeho, sekete amunaunpei, patain ... Autopajoneu, autopajoneu, oukaka sekepei yamukutopa okaho, amunaunki. Itsapai sekunya. Itsapai aitsu.
- A chief, a village chief, would cede the chiefship to his son... He had become old, become old, therefore he would cede the chiefship to a younger man. That's how it was long ago. That's our way.
- high-ranking (person)
- Amunaunaun iyapai.
- All the high-ranking people are going.
- leader (person in charge, coordinator, sponsor, authority)
- Pitsu pamunauntapai.
- You can take charge [of officiating during a ritual session of trading possessions].
Inflection
[edit] Possession of amunaun
Synonyms
[edit]- kehoto wekeho (principal chief)
- putakanaku wekeho (principal chief)
Antonyms
[edit]- iyataku (common person)
- pukeneri (peon)
- inyaunmalun (worthless person)
- inyaunmaluntupa (kindred of a worthless person)
Derived terms
[edit]- amunaunki (chiefship)
- amunauntupa (kindred of a great chief)
- amunuleju (female of chiefly rank)
Related terms
[edit]- wakunapu wekeho (keeper of the path to the river)
- yakunapu wekeho (keeper of the path to other villages)
References
[edit]- "Amunaun, kehoto wekeho sekete" utterance from Arutatumpa, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96, transcript, page 1.
- Remaining utterances from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.