o'doku

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV o'doku
Brazilian standard o'doku
New Tribes o'docu

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Most likely formed with the intransitivizer öt-, although a corresponding transitive verb *doku, *daku (to intoxicate?) is apparently not attested.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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o'doku

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to get drunk

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “o'doku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ä'da'kwä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI