mamayaboivʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bãˈbãjaboiwɨ/

Verb

mamayaboivʉ

1. to flood, to raise the water level (for the first time).

   Marzo baji mamayaboiyavʉ̃ Ijiyare.

   In March the rivers rise for the first time in the Vaupés.

See also

• yaboivʉ

References

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