Ye'kwana
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See also: ye'kwana
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ye'kwana ye'kwana.
Proper noun[edit]
Ye'kwana
- A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.
- Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong
- The northeastern dialect of this language, characterized by the presence of y where the De’kwana dialect has d.
Noun[edit]
Ye'kwana (plural Ye'kwana)
- A speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe.
- Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong
Further reading[edit]
Ye'kwana[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- De'kwana (Cunucunuma River dialect)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ye'kwana
- (Caura River dialect, Ye'kwana mythology) Synonym of Wanatu (“the first created Ye’kwana, made by Wanadi from the clay of Mount Dekuana”)
Noun[edit]
Ye'kwana
- (Caura River dialect) Alternative form of ye'kwana (“Ye'kwana”)
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, pages 7–8
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Ye'kwana
- English terms derived from Ye'kwana
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ye'kwana lemmas
- Ye'kwana proper nouns
- Caura River Ye'kwana
- Ye'kwana nouns