yoema
Murui Huitoto
[edit]| yoema | |
|---|---|
| Root | Classifier |
| yoe- | -ma |
Etymology
[edit]The use of the masculine classifier refers to the fact that tree-cutting is traditionally seen as a job of men.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yoema
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | yoema | yoemaɨaɨ |
| nominative | yoemadɨ | yoemaɨaɨdɨ |
| accusative | yoemana | yoemaɨaɨna |
| dative/locative | yoemamo | yoemaɨaɨmo |
| ablative | yoemamona | yoemaɨaɨmona |
| instrumental | yoemado | yoemaɨaɨdo |
| causal | yoemari | yoemaɨaɨri |
| privative | yoemanino | yoemaɨaɨnino |
References
[edit]- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 163
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 126