enneka

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV enneka
Brazilian standard enneka
New Tribes enneca

Etymology

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From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ nne (child) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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enneka

  1. (intransitive, patientive) to give birth, to have children

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “enneka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon