Medadanña

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV Medadanña
Brazilian standard Medaadannha
New Tribes Medaadanña
historical ad hoc Meraraña

Etymology

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From Spanish Esmeralda + -nña (at the place of).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [meɾ̠aːɾ̠anɲa]

Adverb

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Medadanña

  1. in La Esmeralda, a town in Venezuela
    Synonym: Kadawanadunña

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 8:Medadaña
  • de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “Meraraña”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN