e'saku
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Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | e'saku |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | e'saku |
| New Tribes | e'sacu |
Etymology
[edit]From e- (intransitivizer) + 'sakü (“to apply bodypaint to”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]e'saku
- (intransitive, patientive) to put on bodypaint, to paint oneself
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “esaku”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 439, 440
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 395: “ne'sa'ka - s/he paints himself”