boayʉ́

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boaˈjɨ/

Verb

boayʉ́

1. to hit, to punish

   Yavimine boajácʉ, ãuro ñavañʉre.

   Hit the dog that steals the cassava.

2. to kill

   Yʉ vecʉre boacácʉ õpoñʉque.

   I killed a tapir with a shotgun.

3. to play (musical instruments that have strings and drums)

   Bojʉvʉ biurabʉare boarĩ́ yʉriaivʉbu.

   Young people sing playing guitars.

See also

• biabéyʉ
• cõcañʉ
• jacoyʉ
• jẽñʉ
• tʉoyʉ

References

• N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "boayʉ́", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
• N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN