o'doku

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	o'doku
Brazilian standard	o'doku
New Tribes	o'docu

Alternative forms

• ö'daku

Etymology

Most likely formed with the intransitivizer öt-, although a corresponding transitive verb *doku, *daku (“to intoxicate?”) is apparently not attested.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oʔdoku]

Verb

o'doku

1. (intransitive, agentive) to get drunk

Derived terms

• o'do'jö

References

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