ewonka

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ewonka
Brazilian standard ewonka
New Tribes ewonca

Etymology

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From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ womü (clothing) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ewonka

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to undress

References

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