ayawaichudu
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Ye'kwana[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- adawaichudu (Cunucunuma River dialect)
Etymology[edit]
Derived from ayawa (“Protium heptaphyllum tree, torch, bodypaint”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ayawaichudu
- (Caura River dialect) bodypaint made from ayawa used to ritually purify a child when the stump of its umbilical cord dries up and falls off from the navel
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ayawaichudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon