jɨɨ

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Murui Huitoto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jɨɨ and Nüpode Huitoto jɨɨ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɯː]
  • Hyphenation: jɨɨ

Interjection[edit]

jɨɨ

  1. yes (expresses affirmation)
  2. aye (expresses acknowledgment)
  3. yes! hooray! (expresses contentment)

References[edit]

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 155
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 115
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