jacotʉyʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈkotɨjɨ/

Verb

jacotʉyʉ

1. to intercept, to impede, to cut off, to stop (intercept or impede by cutting or blocking the escape route and catching it; from a thief, a deer and similar beings)

   Buʉre jacotʉrĩ õpoboavʉ.

   I shot and killed the guara after cutting him off.

2. to enclose, to surround

   Biacʉare jipaco jacotʉbico cʉ̃rami yeba cʉede, cáyuva ne ãmenajiyepe aðo.

   My mother planted the chili plants around the house to protect them from the chickens that like to eat the chili peppers.

3. to blow in order to protect (an invisible circle of magical protection against diseases and shaman curses).

   Jacotʉrĩ pupuyʉbe duica ijié jẽmequiyepe ayʉ.

   He is blowing to surround people with protection against contagious diseases.

See also

• bʉcʉroca
• decoðaveyʉ
• ijino
• jãravʉ ijino
• jẽñʉ
• yaviva boaino: yavi

References

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