dureyʉ

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Cubeo

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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dureyʉ

  1. pull, tug (with your hands).
    Yópe cʉiba durejaco.
    This is how to pull the manioc.
  2. dismantle, decompose, tear apart.
    Muturu ãmeteiye boje durecʉyʉme.
    Because the engine doesn't work he is going to break it down.

References

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  • N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "dureyʉ", 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