kumaajö

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV kumaajö
Brazilian standard kumaajä
New Tribes cumaajä

Etymology

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From kuma (to flood) +‎ -ajö (perfective past nominalizer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kumaajö

  1. flooded river

References

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  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “chuumaajä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI