ödü'ya

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ödü'ya
Brazilian standard ädö'ya
New Tribes ädö'ya

Etymology

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Derived from or otherwise related to ödümö (first-person possessed form of jadui (younger sister or female parallel cousin)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ödü'ya

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. first-person possessed form of jadaanü
    2. first-person possessed form of jadui
    3. first-person possessed form of jai
    4. first-person possessed form of jaimedü

Usage notes

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The Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎ defines this term simply as ‘minha prima’ (‘my female cousin’), but it is unclear what relations it actually specifically refers to; Ye’kwana kinship terms for parallel cousins are identical to those for siblings, so such a definition without any mention of siblings would seem unlikely. However, the term is clearly related to the first-person possessed form ödümö of jadui (younger sister or female parallel cousin), and the first-person possessed form ödüya'kö of jadaanü (daughter-in-law) is apparently the diminutive of this term and so the two may share meanings.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ädö'ya”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI