yehw̃quiba

Central Tunebo

Etymology

From yehw̃inro (“to carry”) +‎ -quiba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeʔw̃ˈkiba/ [jeʔw̃ˈki.βa]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: yehw̃‧qui‧ba

Noun

yehw̃quiba

1. active participle of yehw̃inro (“to carry”)
   • 2011, Sir Chihtá [New Testament]‎^[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, →ISBN, Luke 7:14, page 99:

     Waquír, chein bequic socua butajacro. Butayat chein yehw̃quin beti jájacro.

     And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still.

2. driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle)

Declension

Declension of yehw̃quiba

	singular	plural
isolated	yehw̃quiba	yehw̃quina
ergative	yehw̃quibat	yehw̃quinat
absolutive	yehw̃quib	yehw̃quin
genitive	yehw̃quibay	yehw̃quinay
vocative	yehw̃quibu	yehw̃quinu

References

• Headland, Edna Romayne (1997) “yehw̃quiba”, in Diccionario Bilingüe Uw Cuwa (Tunebo)-Español Español - Uw Cuwa (Tunebo) con una gramática uw cuwa (tuneba)‎^[2], Bogotá: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, →ISBN, page 229.