ekunaka

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Ye'kwana[edit]

Variant orthographies
ALIV ekunaka
Brazilian standard ekuunaka
New Tribes ecuunaca

Etymology[edit]

Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer). The stem is probably from Proto-Cariban *ôtjôkuna (“knee”); compare Kari'na ókuna, Waiwai ekna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ekunaka

  1. (transitive) to break or disarticulate (a person or animal’s) legs

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ekunaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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