a'du

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Ye'kwana[edit]

Variant orthographies
ALIV a'du
Brazilian standard a'du
New Tribes a'du

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *apuru (to close).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

a'du

  1. (transitive) to close, to cover

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “a'du”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “a'dukwä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “a:'dukö”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University