mãũ ũ

See also: mau u, mau'u, and mauʻu

Yanomamö

Etymology

From mãũ (“water”) +‎ u (classifier for liquids). Cognate to Yanomam mau u.

Noun

mãũ ũ

1. water

   hapa mãũ ũ pë kuonomi, hei parau pë rë kui u pë kuonomi.

   Before, there was no water; no rivers existed.

References

• Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎^[1] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN