jadudu

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV jadudu
Brazilian standard faduudu
New Tribes jaduudu

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *paru(ru); compare Apalaí paruru, Kari'na paruru, Akurio paaru, Carijona haru, Trió paaruru, Wayana palu, Akawaio paruru, Macushi paruru, Pemon paruru, as well as Sranan Tongo palulu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jadudu (possessed jadudui)

  1. banana or plantain (Musa × paradisiaca)

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jadudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “hadu:du”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 290
  • 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 31:juadudu