maakö

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *masakô; compare Trió maakë, Kari'na mako, Wayana mësak, Apalaí masako, Waiwai masakï, Akawaio masa', Macushi masa', Pemon masak, as well as Sranan Tongo maku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maːkə]

Noun

maakö

1. mosquito

References

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