awana

See also: ą́wąną

Chamicuro

Noun

awana

1. mouth

Nyamwanga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàjánà.

Noun

awana class 2

1. plural of umwana.

Quechua

Etymology

From away (“to weave”) +‎ -na (future participle).

Noun

awana

1. loom
2. tissue

Declension

Declension of awana

	singular	plural
nominative	awana	awanakuna
accusative	awanata	awanakunata
dative	awanaman	awanakunaman
genitive	awanap	awanakunap
locative	awanapi	awanakunapi
terminative	awanakama	awanakunakama
ablative	awanamanta	awanakunamanta
instrumental	awanawan	awanakunawan
comitative	awanantin	awanakunantin
abessive	awanannaq	awanakunannaq
comparative	awanahina	awanakunahina
causative	awanarayku	awanakunarayku
benefactive	awanapaq	awanakunapaq
associative	awanapura	awanakunapura
distributive	awananka	awanakunanka
exclusive	awanalla	awanakunalla

Possessive forms of awana

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative awanay awanaykuna accusative awanayta awanaykunata dative awanayman awanaykunaman genitive awanaypa awanaykunap locative awanaypi awanaykunapi terminative awanaykama awanaykunakama ablative awanaymanta awanaykunamanta instrumental awanaywan awanaykunawan comitative awanaynintin awanaykunantin abessive awanayninnaq awanaykunannaq comparative awanayhina awanaykunahina causative awanayrayku awanaykunarayku benefactive awanaypaq awanaykunapaq associative awanaypura awanaykunapura distributive awanayninka awanaykunanka exclusive awanaylla awanaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative awanayki awanaykikuna accusative awanaykita awanaykikunata dative awanaykiman awanaykikunaman genitive awanaykipa awanaykikunap locative awanaykipi awanaykikunapi terminative awanaykikama awanaykikunakama ablative awanaykimanta awanaykikunamanta instrumental awanaykiwan awanaykikunawan comitative awanaykintin awanaykikunantin abessive awanaykinnaq awanaykikunannaq comparative awanaykihina awanaykikunahina causative awanaykirayku awanaykikunarayku benefactive awanaykipaq awanaykikunapaq associative awanaykipura awanaykikunapura distributive awanaykinka awanaykikunanka exclusive awanaykilla awanaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative awanan awanankuna accusative awananta awanankunata dative awananman awanankunaman genitive awananpa awanankunap locative awananpi awanankunapi terminative awanankama awanankunakama ablative awananmanta awanankunamanta instrumental awananwan awanankunawan comitative awananintin awanankunantin abessive awananninnaq awanankunannaq comparative awananhina awanankunahina causative awananrayku awanankunarayku benefactive awananpaq awanankunapaq associative awananpura awanankunapura distributive awananinka awanankunanka exclusive awananlla awanankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative awananchik awananchikkuna accusative awananchikta awananchikkunata dative awananchikman awananchikkunaman genitive awananchikpa awananchikkunap locative awananchikpi awananchikkunapi terminative awananchikkama awananchikkunakama ablative awananchikmanta awananchikkunamanta instrumental awananchikwan awananchikkunawan comitative awananchiknintin awananchikkunantin abessive awananchikninnaq awananchikkunannaq comparative awananchikhina awananchikkunahina causative awananchikrayku awananchikkunarayku benefactive awananchikpaq awananchikkunapaq associative awananchikpura awananchikkunapura distributive awananchikninka awananchikkunanka exclusive awananchiklla awananchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative awanayku awanaykukuna accusative awanaykuta awanaykukunata dative awanaykuman awanaykukunaman genitive awanaykupa awanaykukunap locative awanaykupi awanaykukunapi terminative awanaykukama awanaykukunakama ablative awanaykumanta awanaykukunamanta instrumental awanaykuwan awanaykukunawan comitative awanaykuntin awanaykukunantin abessive awanaykunnaq awanaykukunannaq comparative awanaykuhina awanaykukunahina causative awanaykurayku awanaykukunarayku benefactive awanaykupaq awanaykukunapaq associative awanaykupura awanaykukunapura distributive awanaykunka awanaykukunanka exclusive awanaykulla awanaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative awanaykichik awanaykichikkuna accusative awanaykichikta awanaykichikkunata dative awanaykichikman awanaykichikkunaman genitive awanaykichikpa awanaykichikkunap locative awanaykichikpi awanaykichikkunapi terminative awanaykichikkama awanaykichikkunakama ablative awanaykichikmanta awanaykichikkunamanta instrumental awanaykichikwan awanaykichikkunawan comitative awanaykichiknintin awanaykichikkunantin abessive awanaykichikninnaq awanaykichikkunannaq comparative awanaykichikhina awanaykichikkunahina causative awanaykichikrayku awanaykichikkunarayku benefactive awanaykichikpaq awanaykichikkunapaq associative awanaykichikpura awanaykichikkunapura distributive awanaykichikninka awanaykichikkunanka exclusive awanaykichiklla awanaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative awananku awanankukuna accusative awanankuta awanankukunata dative awanankuman awanankukunaman genitive awanankupa awanankukunap locative awanankupi awanankukunapi terminative awanankukama awanankukunakama ablative awanankumanta awanankukunamanta instrumental awanankuwan awanankukunawan comitative awanankuntin awanankukunantin abessive awanankunnaq awanankukunannaq comparative awanankuhina awanankukunahina causative awanankurayku awanankukunarayku benefactive awanankupaq awanankukunapaq associative awanankupura awanankukunapura distributive awanankunka awanankukunanka exclusive awanankulla awanankukunalla

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	awana
Brazilian standard	awaana
New Tribes	awaana

Alternative forms

• öwana (Brazil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [awaːna]

Noun

awana

1. protection, protective substance
   1. bodypaint
   2. the priprioca sedge, Cyperus articulatus

Derived terms

• awanaichö

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “awana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho; Silva, Marcelo Costa da; Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021), “äwaana”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
• Hall, Katherine (2007), “wānai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[3], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005), Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[4], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 227: “awana”
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017), Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[5], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 209: “awaana”