chukwamedawö

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV chukwamedawö
Brazilian standard chukwaamedaawä
New Tribes chucwaamedaawä

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃukʷaːmeɾ̠aːwə]

Noun

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chukwamedawö

  1. the start of winter, roughly May, when the construction and repair of houses is finished

See also

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Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (summer) chukwamedawö (start of winter) konojawö (rainy season) dadiweyudu (short summer) yatamedawö (end of the year)

References

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  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28:chukuamëdawö