nnejenka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	nnejenka
Brazilian standard	nnejenka
New Tribes	nnejenca

Etymology

Ultimately from nne (“child”), perhaps nne (“child”) +‎ -je (adverbializer) +‎ -nü (nominalizer) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nneheŋka]

Verb

nnejenka

1. (transitive) to rear, to raise (animals, children, etc.)

Derived terms

• ennejenka

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “inñejenka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “innhejenkadö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI