jijecʉcʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈxekɨkɨ/

Adjective

jijecʉcʉ m (plural jijecʉrivʉ)

1. angry, brave, fierce.

   Yavi jijecʉcʉre eavʉ yʉ macarõi.

   I found a ferocious tiger in the bush.

Verb

jijecʉcʉ

1. (stative) to be brave, to be fierce, to be angry, to be malicious, to be meticulous.

   Nócavʉre jijecʉbi; cõmeimaða ʉ̃i jiore.

   He is angry with the people there; They say they stole the cassava from his farm.

See also

• jijaðayʉ
• jorojĩñʉ
• põecoenicʉ

References

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