ümü
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Ye'kwana[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Kari'na jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ümü (possessed ümü)
Usage notes[edit]
Some of the possessed forms are irregular: first-person singular jaaja, second-person singular omo.
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ümü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- The template Template:R:mch:Monterrey does not use the parameter(s):
head=umü, ümü
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.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, pages 62–65, 69, 73