öwanü akano ökato
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Ye'kwana[edit]
| ALIV | öwanü akano ökato |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | äwaanö akaano äkaato |
| New Tribes | äwaanö acaano äcaato |
Etymology[edit]
From öwanü (“heart”) + aka (“at, in, on, to”) + -ano (nominalizer) + ökato (“shadow, reflection, spirit, double”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of do'ta (“heart spirit”).
Usage notes[edit]
- This term is usually found with a second-person possessor, as ayennü akano ökato (Caura River) or adennü akano ökato (Cunucunuma River).
References[edit]
- Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 50: “ayewana akano akato”
- Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris[1], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo: “adheenö akano äkaato”