shadwajö

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV shadwajö
Brazilian standard shadwajä
New Tribes shadwajä

Etymology

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From saddö (to toast) +‎ -ajö (perfective past nominalizer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shadwajö

  1. toasted cassava bread, toast

References

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  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 227, 398:[šaḍuahë] 'toasted manioc bread' [] shadwahö 'toasted cassava'