ööwanaka

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ööwanaka
Brazilian standard ääwanaaka
New Tribes ääwanaaca

Etymology

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From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ewanaka (to save, to rescue).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ööwanaka

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to save oneself, to pull through

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ööwanaka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon