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na'kwaka ökato

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV na'kwaka ökato
Brazilian standard na'kwaka äkaato
New Tribes na'cwaca äcaato

Etymology

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From na'kwaka (in the water) +‎ ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [naʔkʷaka əkaːto]

Noun

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na'kwaka ökato

  1. Synonym of tuna awono ökato (water spirit, reflection in the water).

References

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  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[1], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 92:na’kwa’ka äkaato