yamukutopa
Wauja
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yamukutopa (plural yamukutopanaun)
- adolescent, youth (male)
- Aitsa hoona uma onejo sekunya. Yamukutopa neke ipitsi otain.
- His father did not consent [to the marriage] in those days. He thought his son was still a youth.
- young man (not yet middle-aged, especially if unmarried)
- Wajamani ... katainhawi. Okupwona, Kawakanamu. Akamawi ... yamukutopeipei. Amunaunpetuai yiu, amunaunpei, yamukutopepei amunaun, akamawi. Amunaunpei Wajamani otain... Otukakalu, Yumekeju, Kawakanamu otukakalu.
- Wajamani had a son named Kawakanamu. He died as an adolescent. He was just about to be made chief, made a chief, even though he was a young man, but he died. Wajamani's son was of chiefly rank ... his sister was Yumekeju.
Derived terms
[edit]- yamukutopapuku (“boy just before puberty”)
- yamukutopalu (“female adolescent”)
Related terms
[edit]- yamukutai (“child”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Wajamani ... katainhawi" uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96, transcript page 21.
- Remaining utterances from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.