chukwamedawö

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	chukwamedawö
Brazilian standard	chukwaamedaawä
New Tribes	chucwaamedaawä

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃukʷaːmeɾ̠aːwə]

Noun

chukwamedawö

1. the start of winter, roughly May, when the construction and repair of houses is finished

See also

Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (“summer”)	chukwamedawö (“start of winter”)	konojawö (“rainy season”)	dadiweyudu (“short summer”)	yatamedawö (“end of the year”)

References

• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28: “chukuamëdawö”